Fretted waters

Not exactly the Dec 31 prompt-- Here Lies a Veritable Dragon. Much more, here lies a great sprawling hippo of a fic. Tired of it. Warnings: long, poetry.

Should make a Gouen icon since I have the other three.

'Amid the fretted waters the white rocks stand grandly'
ie 揚之水白石鑿鑿 even though it probably should be blue rocks, given the story.