Efnisien Stormshoal
the Lowwater Siren
Named for the Welsh word for 'strife' and the shoal that hides its teeth just under the surface.
Lowwater Veil — you can draw the tide out of a cove or inlet, leaving a glistening field of dark, sucking mud where things are exposed that were never meant to see the sun. But the tide always returns, and what you reveal will remember you.
- Familiar
- a pale rock crab named Wreath
- Tide
- the Ebbing Ward
It happened first on an ordinary Tuesday, when you were digging for clams in a quiet slough. The water pulled back faster than it ought to have, and when the seabed breathed open, a smell like iron and old secrets rose. You stood in the sudden empty space, and for the first time felt the weight of the water's will pressing on your heart. You walked home and left the clams behind.