Alfred smiled at her explanation. "We'll have to work on the swimming another time," he said with a chuckle. Assuming he had another time, that was. He was a strong swimmer himself, and wouldn't mind teaching her, but he didn't actually own an 'appropriate' bathing suit, and he wasn't sure if she did, either. If he thought Evander wasn't going to approve of sailing, he certainly wasn't going to take his niece swimming in her underthings.

"The boats where we're going have seats," he explained. "And I promise not to go so fast that the wind blows you away."