the scenery's turned wicked

This one was still too young, as evidenced by the lack of a crystal on its forehead, but Maea's guess was right: there were more mantas further down the coast, drawn here (or driven, something he tried not to think too much about) by something or other. Saiden signaled for them to move towards the group, pointing and gesturing with two fingers in what he hoped was a universal symbol to move quietly in that direction.

Glancing at her as she fiddled with her bow, he nodded, still bringing them closer. Eventually a trio of mantas showed up. He examined them for a while, before pointing at the largest one, which had a sizable crystal on it.

Coding base by Sky!