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It was easy to forget it's winter when the sun bakes overhead and the wind is cut by jagged rock, but now that the heated ball grew ever closer to caressing the horizon, the chill was beginning to feel more apparent. So much for making it to the mainland today. The mist from the falls they passed was enough to tell that the water was nothing less than freezing. There had to be something along the key though. The island was too big not to offer relief from the sharp winds that would surely come on the ocean breeze once the sun had set.

No sooner had the thought graced her head had she felt Kyo's nip. At first, she thought the wayfarer was messing with her. The dragon's head whipped, a glare set in her eyes as Kei flicked her tail away from his offending teeth, only to soften when she realized what he was looking at. Perfect. Kei quickly turned for shelter, padding past the falls until sand slipped between her toes. That was...strange. They weren't exactly at the shoreline yet, and the waves definitely did not rise this high up the mountain. “Sand?” She glanced Kyo's way, wondering what he made of it.

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“No— no it’s not that. Just…odd.” Was she a fan of sand? It was fine until you go to clean your fur and find coarse grains on your tongue, but the sensation of soft sand was nice in the moment. “Unless the falls used to run through the cavern it just doesn’t make sense. Nothing to cause it, nothing to bring it.” Unless whoever lived here last spend moons shoveling the beach with cupped shells to make… a den??

Another glance around the hollowed room showed it to be a single cavity, but deep. There was plenty of room to house more than a few wolves. “Could be a den site... Providing the wind doesn’t cut the falls.” That would make sense actually. Less so for the light colored sand in a dark rock cave, but as to how the cavern was made in the first place.

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“Fair 'nough.” The words are muttered under her breath as she idly follows Kyo from a distance. A dedicated training spot wasn't a bad idea, especially for the Shinobu and Ronin. Most of what they had seen so far was slippery rock and dense jungle. There was the beach, but that was also fairly open.

A cave offered one more thing consistently that out there didn't. A darkened environment. “Not a bad idea. Mistakes will hurt less and you might not be able to rely on your vision.” Especially when most of the old Order's moves happened in the veil of night. “What are you worried about running for? It's training; they aren't going to go fleeing from a fight.” If they tried, then they picked the wrong path to follow.

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Another fair point. For as gruff as he was, there was reason behind each word. Needless to say, it made her feel a bit better about handing Kyo a rank in the Kaicho. Admitting a fault in her own thinking, however, was something she'd rather avoid, so the change in topics was welcomed. “A dojo?” She scoffed as if she had just stated the sky was blue, but Kei knew better than to hold it against him. It was amusing at best. Language was a barrier on top of a whole culture he would eventually need to learn. “Most are named after their location, so like, this is Niawaki. Could call it Niawaki Dojo, but it's also pretty on the nose.”

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“Look, I never said I was great at namin' shit.” The Order was reusing what she knew. Niawaki made sense to her, as did Kyo, but they were also rather on the nose if the names were broken down. That being said, she felt Niawaki Dojo was better than Dojo of Will. “Mmmm, dunno, kinda sounds like—” A child named it? Maybe that was too mean. Kei bit back the comment, taking a moment to at least consider Kyo's suggestion. “Shugyoku...Like ah, dedication and growth. Technically it means a thing of great value, but.” She shrugged her shoulders, “That's what training is, isn't it?”

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The dragon rolls her eyes, but there's no real malice behind them. Kyo was an ass and annoying, but in a way, it reminded her of her family. The ones she wanted to remember at least. For now, she wouldn't comment further. With the moment's rest, she could feel her paws aching. They had scoured up and down throughout the key, whereas usually, she would just pass through an area, going wherever her paws might lead. “Alright. I suppose this is as good a spot as any to stop for the day. We can pick up in the morning once the sun breaks. Maybe we'll get lucky and catch low tide.” If not, they'd have to play the waiting game and see when Niawaki's ocean falls.

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