He tilted his head in regal acknowledgment of her compliment, but that underlying quiet humor remained. Emerald eyes dropped to watch her call fire with tools that never ceased to fascinate, even if he was far more familiar with the element than most of his people. It gave him an excuse to stay silent and consider her sudden - if courteous - reticence. "I would like very much," he assured her simply.
Again the earthen magic that was so curious and he watched the rocks roll idly, but her offer caused him to pause and examine the beach around him more closely. "If it stays connected to the sea..." he said at last, slowly, as he tested the idea out. "But if the water is cut off from it, I will suffocate." The gaze that met Evie's was clear and solemn, with a sober intensity. "I would appreciate your help, if that is possible." A tidepool, at least a temporary one, that the waves could freely lap into and refresh, would certainly be more comfortable than his current position.
As for cooking and eating, something seemed to spark in his eyes and he grew thoughtfully silent; the distraction of a mind at work, turning over an idea both complicated and intriguing.
Again the earthen magic that was so curious and he watched the rocks roll idly, but her offer caused him to pause and examine the beach around him more closely. "If it stays connected to the sea..." he said at last, slowly, as he tested the idea out. "But if the water is cut off from it, I will suffocate." The gaze that met Evie's was clear and solemn, with a sober intensity. "I would appreciate your help, if that is possible." A tidepool, at least a temporary one, that the waves could freely lap into and refresh, would certainly be more comfortable than his current position.
As for cooking and eating, something seemed to spark in his eyes and he grew thoughtfully silent; the distraction of a mind at work, turning over an idea both complicated and intriguing.
