sacrifice what you are for what you can become
He chuckles at that and shrugs his shoulders, an equally teasing edge in his tone, "Maybe."
Henry's gaze sparks immediately with realization and understanding, though he does let her finish explaining. "I know the giggling tree, too, actually," he nods along, a happy smile on his face. "I imagine it's grown a lot more since the last time I saw it... it grows unnaturally fast," he recalls the miraculously fast growth from the second time he'd seen it. There's a piece of flotsam he missed, he realizes, leaning down to scoop it up in his hands. The sand floats down between his fingers, and he turns the item over to examine it, wondering what it could've been before. "You've got a good idea with this, though. It's very... Torchline," he lifts his gaze back up to her, filled with amusement and approval, before dropping the piece into her basket.
"Mind if I tag along and help ya look for more? Just... promise we don't have to go swimming with the sharks again."
Henry's gaze sparks immediately with realization and understanding, though he does let her finish explaining. "I know the giggling tree, too, actually," he nods along, a happy smile on his face. "I imagine it's grown a lot more since the last time I saw it... it grows unnaturally fast," he recalls the miraculously fast growth from the second time he'd seen it. There's a piece of flotsam he missed, he realizes, leaning down to scoop it up in his hands. The sand floats down between his fingers, and he turns the item over to examine it, wondering what it could've been before. "You've got a good idea with this, though. It's very... Torchline," he lifts his gaze back up to her, filled with amusement and approval, before dropping the piece into her basket.
"Mind if I tag along and help ya look for more? Just... promise we don't have to go swimming with the sharks again."
HENRY
