It was tricky not to huff a slight chuckle of endeared amusement — but he did stifle it, for surely the girl would not appreciate causing amusement with her misery. It was just... seasickness seemed like the worst thing in the world right now. The be-all and end-all. But it would be over, and when it was over it would seem like nothing at all.
But he replied earnestly.
"I have good sea legs. Others don't. But I wager you..." Arven picked something random from his coat pocket, retrieving a little silver seashell. "I wager you this little treasure that we can find a skill you have that I lack. Something that keeps you strong and makes me ill."
And so Arven began the pointedly distracting business of coaxing some admitted talent, however small, out of the pale girl. Enough musing conversation to get them past the worst of the churning waves, and into the great blue beyond.
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But he replied earnestly.
"I have good sea legs. Others don't. But I wager you..." Arven picked something random from his coat pocket, retrieving a little silver seashell. "I wager you this little treasure that we can find a skill you have that I lack. Something that keeps you strong and makes me ill."
And so Arven began the pointedly distracting business of coaxing some admitted talent, however small, out of the pale girl. Enough musing conversation to get them past the worst of the churning waves, and into the great blue beyond.
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