Closed An Evening at the Park

[Palla Frostfawn]

Palla chuckled when Adney asked the sand to stay still. "I-I know, right? If the sand stayed still, though, sand castles wouldn't be as fun to make."

"I hope you don't leave." Palla said, trying to sound lighthearted. She really didn't want Adney to leave, for an inexplicable reason. "R-Riverfall is a beautiful city, and seeing your reaction to the park, I think you'd enjoy to stay."

"I mean no offense to Morwen, but your gift seems like it would be much more practical than mine, at least to most people. Y-You'll never have to go without water." Palla spoke after a moment of thought. "Of course, I'd rather have my gnosis any day, but that's because I love the arts. I-I appreciate when people even attempt to make art, because you'll never know if you don't try. Maybe you'll love the art in question."

"Laviku?" Palla said, sounding out the word in her mouth. She smiled. "I-It seems like we have more in common than you'd think. I come from what is essentially a winter wonderland, and the main goddess I worship is the goddess of winter. Y-You come from the sea, and you worship the god of the sea."

"What's it like? T-The sea, I mean. I've only traveled by land, and even then, only once. I-It was when I went from Avanthal to Riverfall. I loved Avanthal, but I doubt I'll ever go back. I feel free here." Palla sighed. "Y-You grew up on a boat? Could I see it?" Then "W-Who are your podmates? Maybe I've met them." Palla asked, not knowing how sensitive a subject this was for Adney, considering he smiled as he said it. Palla knew nothing of the wreck, of the devastation that had befallen Adney's pod. She didn't know that Adney was a survivor of a terrible shipwreck. Palla was oblivious to these facts.

If Adney seemed sad when he replied, Palla's eyes would turn a deep blue-teal. "I-I'm sorry." She would say quietly. She would hate to see Adney in pain, as she did anybody. Palla, while having a physically high pain tolerance, did not handle mental pain, be it hers or someone else's.

When Adney seemed to recover, or if he did not seem sad at all, Palla would ask "W-Would you like to learn? T-To carve, I mean. I-I'm not the greatest teacher, but I could try and teach you carving and Vani. If you'd like to keep making sand castles, I understand, but since we have nothing to make them with, it's kind of hard. " Palla looked at the sun, just starting to set. It would be a while still since darkness would fall over the city.

OOCAnother crappy post.

[Adney Tempest]

"I-I know, right? If the sand stayed still, though, sand castles wouldn't be as fun to make." Adney smiled as well as nodded. "True very true." Adney chuckled thinking how ridiculous he was talking to the sand. Adney looked at his sand and just destroyed the sand this time he was going to try again. He looked at Palla's design and tried to follow what she did. He made it taller and thinner but he tried to make it a tad bit tall then Palla's but some of the sand fell so he couldn't make as tall he wanted it to be.

"I hope you don't leave." Palla said, it made Adney smile. "R-Riverfall is a beautiful city, and seeing your reaction to the park, I think you'd enjoy to stay." Adney laughed. "You think so?" Adney asked. "Well then since you insist I guess I will stay then I am just going to hope my pod mates don't need me for anything."


"I mean no offense to Morwen, but your gift seems like it would be much more practical than mine, at least to most people. Y-You'll never have to go without water." Adney thought about it and then nodded in agreement. "That is true." Adney realized how practical that really was."Of course, I'd rather have my gnosis any day, but that's because I love the arts. I-I appreciate when people even attempt to make art, because you'll never know if you don't try. Maybe you'll love the art in question." Adney smiled. "Maybe, it is possible." Adney then chuckled as he heard Palla saying Laviku's name out loud. "Laviku?" Adney smiled and then grinned even more when he saw that Palla was smiling as well. "I-It seems like we have more in common than you'd think. I come from what is essentially a winter wonderland, and the main goddess I worship is the goddess of winter. Y-You come from the sea, and you worship the god of the sea." Adney nodded in agreement. "What's it like? T-The sea, I mean. I've only traveled by land, and even then, only once. I-It was when I went from Avanthal to Riverfall. I loved Avanthal, but I doubt I'll ever go back. I feel free here." Adney smiled he always enjoys talking about the sea. "I personally love the sea. The sea is huge and so beautiful. I enjoy sailing it but it does get a little boring at times because you are on a boat and there is not much to do now if you are on a boat with family and friends it is so much fun. You tell stories, sing together, drink and just having a good time. I love being on the sea." Adney laughed thinking back when he was with pod family. "Y-You grew up on a boat? Could I see it?" Then "W-Who are your podmates? Maybe I've met them."

Adney smiled but when it came to the question of his pod mates his smile went away. "Well um yes I grew up on the boat but um that boat that I grew up on was burned down along with my other pod mates. Me and four of my other pod mates were the only survivors." Adney tried to smile at Palla but it he couldn't smile. He noticed Palla's eyes changed to a deep blue. "I-I'm sorry." Adney felt his eyes watering and began to wipe his eyes with his hands and he tried to laugh it off. "No need to say sorry I am sorry you have to see me like this I normally don't show my sensitive side to people." Adney shook it off and smiled at Palla. "I'm good." Adney got over the past and went back to his happy self."W-Would you like to learn? T-To carve, I mean. I-I'm not the greatest teacher, but I could try and teach you carving and Vani. If you'd like to keep making sand castles, I understand, but since we have nothing to make them with, it's kind of hard. " Adney gave out a cheery grin. "I would love to learn how to carve. That sounds like fun and a lot of practice and focus." Adney hit his sand castle causing it to collapse. Then he looked at Palla with curiosity. "So how is carving?"

- Adney Tempest

[Palla Frostfawn]

11th of Summer, 514 AV


"Since you insist, I guess I will stay." Palla smiled and mentally jumped for joy. She really did like Adney, and she guessed the feelings were mutual, as someone who traveled a lot wouldn't stay tethered to land for someone they hated.

"The sea... Do you have a boat? I-I'd like to go sailing sometime, if you do. The sea sounds wonderful, but I can only appreciate it from afar." Then, Palla asked "Just out of curiosity, do you like to drink? You mentioned it earlier." It was a minor thing, but Palla didn't drink. She wouldn't have anything against Adney if he did, but she did wonder.

"I am sorry you have to see me like this." For some reason, that stuck in Palla's mind. "No." She said with confidence. "No. Everyone has feelings. There's no need to apoligize for having them." Palla's certainty faded. "I-I like that about you. Most other guys, especially the 'masculine' Akalak, try and hide their feelings, but I dislike that. Human nature isn't a thing worth hiding."

"I-If you ever need to talk, let me know. I've had a past that many would envy, but I have dealt with minor depression. I-I do have a reason for stammering, after all." Palla didn't elaborate on that, but if Adney asked, she wouldn't hide the reason from him. "I was so scared. I-I arrived at Riverfall lost and alone. I knew nobody. M-My whole life had been so sheltered, I don't know what I was expecting, especially in a city of male warriors. N-Now I feel really safe here, knowing how much the Akalak value their women, but the Akalak only intimidated me when I first arrived."

Adney soon went back to his cheery self and Palla smiled, too. His personality was contagious. Adney hit the sand castle and it collapsed.

Palla didn't know how to explain carving to Adney. It was her escape, her way to make a living. When she carved, it was just her and the wood. Nothing else. "Carving." Palla began. "C-Carving is more than fun. Carving is my livelihood, my passion. I-I'd be more than happy to share it with you. Would you like to go to my shop? I-I don't think we could carve without tools or wood." Palla giggled.

If Adney said yes, Palla would lead him back to her shop. "The knife is the first tool you will need." She would explain after they were in her shop and at the table. "A-After that, you'll want to have a #9 gouge, which is the gouge with the deepest sweep, and a #5 gouge, a gouge with a relatvely flat sweep. A-A gouge is a tool that has a curved cutting edge. Also, you'll want a V-tool, a 60 degree one. A-A V-tool is just what it sounds like," Palla said, showing Adney the tools as she explained them. "a tool that has a cutting edge that is shaped like a V. I-It's good for getting into tight spots."


"S-Since you're new to carving, those are the only tools you'll need for right now." Palla said, letting Adney absorb the information before moving on. "D-Don't worry about how your carvings look at first." Palla muttered distractedly. She had already started carving a squirrel."W-What would you like to carve?" Palla realized that she wasn't paying as much attention to Adney as she should be, and she handed her knife to Adney. "When you carve the wood, make sure you do so away from your hand. Just move the knife how I did before." Palla said, unaware of the unclear directions she was giving.

[Adney Tempest]

"The sea... Do you have a boat? I-I'd like to go sailing sometime, if you do. The sea sounds wonderful, but I can only appreciate it from afar." Adney gave out cheery smile he was happy that she was interested in sailing. "Yes I do have boat and if you like I can teach how to sail. It is a lot of fun and being at the sea while sailing it makes you feel so free." Adney laughed and began to rock side to side."Just out of curiosity, do you like to drink? You mentioned it earlier." Adney gave out a sigh and began to think about when he drank awhile ago. "Wow well not really but it is like one of the only things to do here in Riverfall is drinking so I would go and drink only one mug of ale and that is it because last time I drank a lot I ended up in a fight and woke up outside the bar so I try not to drink a lot." Adney gave an embarrassed smile.

"No." Adney heard Palla say. "No. Everyone has feelings. There's no need to apoligize for having them." Adney nodded and gave a little smile. "I-I like that about you. Most other guys, especially the 'masculine' Akalak, try and hide their feelings, but I dislike that. Human nature isn't a thing worth hiding." Adney smiled and was happy to know that she cared."I-If you ever need to talk, let me know. I've had a past that many would envy, but I have dealt with minor depression. I-I do have a reason for stammering, after all." Adney nodded. "Well I am glad to know that I have someone to talk to when I need to talk to someone and I would say the same for you if you need to talk about something please do not hesitate to come to my boat to talk to me. I am pretty much there if not swimming near the boat." Then Adney began to realized the mention of stammering. "Wait a minute I haven't been noticing your stammering but come to think of it you have a quite a bit why do you stammer?" Adney tilted his head in curiosity waiting for the answer. "I was so scared. I-I arrived at Riverfall lost and alone. I knew nobody. M-My whole life had been so sheltered, I don't know what I was expecting, especially in a city of male warriors. N-Now I feel really safe here, knowing how much the Akalak value their women, but the Akalak only intimidated me when I first arrived." Adney nodded an agreement. "Oh yeah those guys do intimidate me a lot as well. Like I don't think I would even mess with them."

"Carving." Adney nodded waiting for to finish."C-Carving is more than fun. Carving is my livelihood, my passion. I-I'd be more than happy to share it with you. Would you like to go to my shop? I-I don't think we could carve without tools or wood." Adney jumped out of the ground and smiled cheerfully. "Yes let's go. Ever since I went to your shop, I wanted to try to carve so let's go." Adney helped clean up and allowed Palla lead the way to her shop. When they enter the shop they went to a table. "The knife is the first tool you will need." Adney nodded and grabbed a knife."A-After that, you'll want to have a #9 gouge, which is the gouge with the deepest sweep, and a #5 gouge, a gouge with a relatvely flat sweep. A-A gouge is a tool that has a curved cutting edge. Also, you'll want a V-tool, a 60 degree one. A-A V-tool is just what it sounds like," Adney was shocked at the tools he needed. "Wow I didn't know that carving needed so many different tools." Adney began getting the different tools as Palla was talking."a tool that has a cutting edge that is shaped like a V. I-It's good for getting into tight spots." Adney couldn't find a knife but kept looking for one. "S-Since you're new to carving, those are the only tools you'll need for right now." Adney nodded but kept looking for a knife. "D-Don't worry about how your carvings look at first."

Adney smiled and nodded. " I will be sure not to worry about it." Adney then looked at Palla. "W-What would you like to carve ?" Adney gave it a quick thought "um I would like to carve a dolphin."Adney was still looking for knife but looked and saw that Palla was letting Adney use her knife."Oh thank you Palla." Adney took the knife and Adney began to carve the wood but wasn't paying attention and cut himself."When you carve the wood, make sure you do so away from your hand. Just move the knife how I did before." Adney looked at Palla "Um yeah I think you should of told me that ahead of time." Adney saw his finger began to bleed and used his shirt to stop the bleeding. "Do you have anything that can stop this bleeding?"

- Adney Tempest

[Palla Frostfawn]

11th of Summer, 514 AV


"W-Would you like to meet again soon? We can go sailing and... Um... I-I don't know. H-Have a meal? Go shopping? T-There's a lot to do in Riverfall. We could go to the Stained Pelt, or get our fortunes told... Y-Yeah, there's a lot of stuff we can do. W-We can just go sailing, though. That may be the best, unless you want to do something else..." Palla listened to Adney's drinking story and laughed. "I guess there aren't a lot of things to do in Riverfall, according to you. I've never been fully drunk, at least not as badly as you must have been. I've only drank alcohol once." Palla thought for a moment. "I guess, when you think about it, there isn't too much to do in Riverfall. Still, I don't think you'll feel like drinking for fun, now that you've found out what a park is. Your words were 'Now I don't have to be so bored!', so it seems like you have a new thing to do." Palla giggled.


Palla genuinely trusted Adney. She would share her life story with anyone who really wanted to listen, but for some reason, she felt a different kind of bond to Adney. It's probably just me being too naïve again, though. When he said if she needed to talk, to just find him at the port, Palla decided that she would. After all, talking to someone couldn't hurt, and Palla was a pretty transparent person. She wasn't good at hiding things from people, especially since Adney knew what color her eyes would change to if she was sad or mad.

When Adney asked why she stammered, she answered without hesitation, unusually enough.

"Yeah, the Akalak don't seem like people you'd want to mess with." Palla said. "T-Their personalities are vastly different from one another. D-Did you know that they have two souls? On the second of summer, I learned that. O-One of my Akalak customers told me that. They have a 'light' or dominant soul, and a 'dark' soul that isn't exposed as much. I-I've heard gossip about it before, but I only partially believed it until then."

"Ever since I went to your shop, I wanted to try to carve" Palla smiled. She was so passionate about her profession that she loved when people were enthusiatic about it. "Y-You'd like to carve a dolphin?" Palla chuckled. "Just like Orabelle."


Adney cut himself with the knife, and Palla's first instinct was to panic. After a tick, Palla calmed down and thought. She took the same knife Adney had cut himself with and cut a small piece off of her makeshift towel. She took Adney's hand and wrapped the strip of fabric around his finger. Her fingers lingered on Adney's hand for a few moments, until she realized what she was doing and pulled her hand away. Palla stared at her lap, embarrassed.

"Sorry." She muttered at a volume that Adney probably wouldn't hear. Then, louder "T-That should stop the bleeding."

It's not like I'm perverted or anything. I'm just touching his hand, nothing even close to something inappropriate. It's weird, though. I'm usually one to shy away from touches, even from my own family. Why would I prolong contact with Adney?

[Adney Tempest]

"W-Would you like to meet again soon? We can go sailing and... Um... I-I don't know. H-Have a meal? Go shopping? T-There's a lot to do in Riverfall. We could go to the Stained Pelt, or get our fortunes told... Y-Yeah, there's a lot of stuff we can do. W-We can just go sailing, though. That may be the best, unless you want to do something else..." Adeny thought about it for a moment. "Well I have always wanted to try shopping I have done it once but I have never had the full on experience of shopping and then maybe when we are done we can have a picnic." Adney gave a huge smile. After Adney explained the whole drinking story, Palla started laughing which made Adney laugh as well, he loved seeing her smile or laugh."I guess there aren't a lot of things to do in Riverfall, according to you. I've never been fully drunk, at least not as badly as you must have been. I've only drank alcohol once." Palla thought for a moment. "I guess, when you think about it, there isn't too much to do in Riverfall. Still, I don't think you'll feel like drinking for fun, now that you've found out what a park is. Your words were 'Now I don't have to be so bored!', so it seems like you have a new thing to do." Adney chuckled. "Yeah don't try to drink unless you are with someone you trust. When I did I was with two of my pod mates and now I don't think I can go drinking with them at all." Adney folded his arms still upset at that situation but then Adney relaxed and smiled. "Yeah that park we went to is awesome I need to go there more often to relax."

"Yeah, the Akalak don't seem like people you'd want to mess with." Palla said. "T-Their personalities are vastly different from one another. D-Did you know that they have two souls? On the second of summer, I learned that. O-One of my Akalak customers told me that. They have a 'light' or dominant soul, and a 'dark' soul that isn't exposed as much. I-I've heard gossip about it before, but I only partially believed it until then." Adney gave a little confused look. "Yeah I think I need to see that to believe it." Adney shrugged the thought off and smiled at Palla. "Oh I wanted to ask you this awhile ago but I forgot to ask, um... do you have any siblings?"


"Y-You'd like to carve a dolphin?" Adney smiled after hearing Palla chuckle. "Just like Orabelle." Adney gave a strange look to Palla. "If you don't mind me asking but who is Orabelle?" After Adney cut himself he saw Palla begin to panic which worried him for a little bit but then he calmed down when he saw her calm down as well, Palla took the knife that Adney was using, cut a small piece of her towel and wrapped it around Adney's finger. Adney then noticed that Palla's fingers lingered on his hand. He looked at Palla and gave her a little smile. Adney was beginning to hold her hand when she suddenly pulled her hand away. Palla look down at her lap which made Adney really curious as to why she did that. "T-That should stop the bleeding." Adney gave a smile to her. "Thank you Palla." Adney went quiet. "Really Adney "thank you Palla" that is all you can say? Come on man you can do a lot better than that." Adney shrugged off his thoughts and smiled at Palla. "So Palla have you been anywhere else besides Riverfall?"

- Adney Tempest

[Palla Frostfawn]

11th of Summer, 514 AV


"Y-You've never been shopping?" Palla asked, half jokingly, half in surprise. How could you live to be however old Adney is, adound my age, probably, and not have gone shopping? "How do you get resources, how do you get food? Not by fishing, that's for sure, seeing your reaction to the worms." Palla laughed. "I-I'll have to take you shopping, then." Palla was already making a mental checklist of what she needed. [i]I have enough food and the necessities, so I guess we can just go to the bazaar? I don't think Adney will care where we go, so the bazaar will be a good place for the general shopping. Palla didn't want to push her luck, but she did want to go sailing. "Maybe we can go shopping and then sailing? I-If that sounds okay to you, that is. If you'd like, we can just go shopping and have a picnic, instead."

Palla listened to Adney and his advice about drinking. "I-I thought your pod mates were like your family. Wouldn't you trust them? I-I guess anyone, even friends or family, can convince you to do things you wouldn't usually do. People who are close to you can be very influential." Adney seemed upset that he had been put into that situation. Palla would be, too, if she had woken up outside a bar due to her friends' persuasion.

Adney looked confused as Palla explained the dual nature of the Akalak. "Y-You'd have to see it to believe it? It does seem a bit odd, but I believed it. W-Why would the Akalak lie? My customers are honest enough."

"Um... I do, in fact, have a brother. H-His name is Mal Frostfawn. He's a couple of years younger than me. Why do you ask?"

"O-Orabelle is a friend. She's quite a bit older than me, but she's kind. O-Orabelle is a cosmetologist, and she's half-sverfa. She's pretty talkative, but also soft-spoken. I met her at the aquarium."

Adney was starting to hold Palla's hand when she pulled her fingers away, and he had smiled at her. Still, he said nothing about it when Palla was staring at her lap, embarrassed. "Y-You're welcome." Palla said, smiling an awkward smile at Adney. "I hope it doesn't hurt too much."

"I-I've never been anywhere else. I was born and raised in Avanthal, and the travel to Riverfall was pretty straightforward. W-We only stopped for supplies, and the stops were short and infrequent. I traveled with a carvan of merchants. I-It was terrifying." Palla said, remembering the fear that lead to her stammering.

OOCSorry that all of these posts are short. I'm having a hard time thinking of things to write.

[Adney Tempest]

"Y-You've never been shopping?" Adney shook his head. "Nope never have." Adney gave a little smile. "How do you get resources, how do you get food? Not by fishing, that's for sure, seeing your reaction to the worms." Adney laughed. "Well I never got out of the boat as much my parents didn't think I was to old to get off the boat and if I do I would go and play with the kids and we go explore the place but I never went shopping and even now I have never been shopping and when we fish we don't fish with hooks we fished with nets." Adney looked away and gave a quick cough before returning back to Palla. "Maybe we can go shopping and then sailing? I-If that sounds okay to you, that is. If you'd like, we can just go shopping and have a picnic, instead." Adney gave a quick smile. "Well then since it sounds like you want to go sailing then to make a good compromise then we can go shopping and then I will take you sailing and possibly have a picnic out at sea or maybe come back on shore and have picnic."

"I-I thought your pod mates were like your family. Wouldn't you trust them? I-I guess anyone, even friends or family, can convince you to do things you wouldn't usually do. People who are close to you can be very influential." Adney smiled at the conversation. "Well one of these pod mates was from a different pod and just started joining my pod and the other one pod mate well let's just say that during our childhood we never hung out as much. So now since the incident I have been getting closer to them but I am still not there enough to trust them if you get what I am saying."

"Y-You'd have to see it to believe it? It does seem a bit odd, but I believed it. W-Why would the Akalak lie? My customers are honest enough." Adney looked at Palla. "I am not saying that they are lying but ever since I was kid I have always been suspicious to stuff like that so in order for to belive or understand it I have to see it."

"Um... I do, in fact, have a brother. H-His name is Mal Frostfawn. He's a couple of years younger than me. Why do you ask?" Adney gave a quick smile. "I was just wondering. Do you guys have a good relationship or not really?" Adney sat his arms on his chin listening to Palla. "O-Orabelle is a friend. She's quite a bit older than me, but she's kind. O-Orabelle is a cosmetologist, and she's half-sverfa. She's pretty talkative, but also soft-spoken. I met her at the aquarium."
Adney smiled. "Oh cool another Svefra well half svefra." Adney's eyes widened when she mentioned aquarium. "OOOOh what is an aquarium it sounds cool?"


"Y-You're welcome." Adney smiled looking at his bandaged finger."I hope it doesn't hurt too much." Adney shook his head still looking at his finer. "Nah not at all."

"I-I've never been anywhere else. I was born and raised in Avanthal, and the travel to Riverfall was pretty straightforward. W-We only stopped for supplies, and the stops were short and infrequent. I traveled with a carvan of merchants. I-It was terrifying." Adney was impressed and nodded his head. "It is ashamed that it was terrifying but what was it liked traveling on land. I have always wanted to try it but I never had the guts to do it which is why applaud you miss."

- Adney Tempest

[Palla Frostfawn]

11th of Summer, 514 AV


"O-Oh, that makes sense. Y-You mentioned fishing with nets the first time we met." Palla said. It made sense, but she still would have guessed him to have gone shopping, as it seemed he had struck out on his own. How recent had that been? His pod mates could've gotten the supplies, she decided, and they could've just shared them. Palla didn't want to ask him how that worked, as it seemed that it wouldn't be wise to bring up a touchy subject. She didn't want to hurt him, and decided to keep quiet due to his reaction to her initial question.

"That sounds fun!" Palla exclaimed. It did sound fun to her, as she'd never gone sailing, and she gave it the benefit of the doubt. Adney had made it sound exciting, and she decided he was probably right.

"I-I understand. They seem more like friends that you can talk to and joke around with, but not necessarily tell secrets to and trust. T-Those kind of friendships usually take time to build, although in my case they take much less time to do so." Palla began to elaborate. "I-I'm a very naïve person. I'm trusting, probably way too trusting. P-People may think that I'd be distrusting because of my stammering, but that's not the case."

"Y-Yeah, I understand what you're saying." Palla said. "It's a complex thing, according to the Akalak, and it does seem a bit out of the ordinary. It is normal to seem skeptical, especially about a thing like that. Also, understanding things without experiencing them is a bit difficult.

"Y-Yeah, me and my brother have a pretty good relationship." Palla responded to Adney, thinking about her brother. She missed him, but Palla never regretted moving for a second.

"An aquarium is like a zoo for sea creatures. D-Do you know what a zoo is?" If not, Palla would explain. "A zoo is like a place to display animals. T-They're in cages, or in this case, tanks, and they're fed and taken care of there. A-Animals live longer in captivity, and they're given everythimg they need, so I don't think it's cruel. W-While they don't get to live in the wild, their lives are very easy."

"T-Traveling on land was scary. There are creatures lurking in the wilderness, and some of them are dangerous. Still, I never encountered any of them, and I made it out in one piece. I-I'd imagine that traveling by sea is safer, though."

"D-Do you still want to try carving?" Palla asked. If he did, Palla would try to show him how to carve with her knife, and then hand the knife to Adney. If he seemed to be struggling, which he probably would, having no prior experience with carving, Palla would guide his hands in the right directions, feeling odd. She would pull her hands away as soon as he managed to do so himself. Palla wondered why she did that, but she would probably do the same for a friend like Alia, too.

[Adney Tempest]

"O-Oh, that makes sense. Y-You mentioned fishing with nets the first time we met." Adney nodded in agreement. "Yes I did." Adney smiled.

"That sounds fun!" Adney gave a huge smile. "It is fun, trust me when I take you sailing you will enjoy it. It is a lot different then walking on land way different."

"I-I understand. They seem more like friends that you can talk to and joke around with, but not necessarily tell secrets to and trust. T-Those kind of friendships usually take time to build, although in my case they take much less time to do so." Adney nodded in agreement. "Yeah they do take time at least for me." But then Adney was confused. "What do you mean it takes less time?" Adney began to listen as Palla explained. "I-I'm a very naïve person. I'm trusting, probably way too trusting. P-People may think that I'd be distrusting because of my stammering, but that's not the case." Adney was upset at the thought of people thinking that Palla was not trustworthy. "Look Palla regardless of your stammering I honestly think you are someone who I would trust. To me I wouldn't trust anybody if they gave off a negative vibe."

"Y-Yeah, me and my brother have a pretty good relationship." Adney smiled. "That is good to hear." Adney's smile turn to a serious expression. "But I bet you miss him sometimes am I right?"

"An aquarium is like a zoo for sea creatures. D-Do you know what a zoo is?" Adney shook his head and chuckled. "A zoo is like a place to display animals. T-They're in cages, or in this case, tanks, and they're fed and taken care of there. A-Animals live longer in captivity, and they're given everythimg they need, so I don't think it's cruel. W-While they don't get to live in the wild, their lives are very easy." Adney was in deep awe. "Oh wow that sounds amazing. Now I want to go to the zoo or aquarium . Do you know if either one is around here?"

"T-Traveling on land was scary. There are creatures lurking in the wilderness, and some of them are dangerous. Still, I never encountered any of them, and I made it out in one piece. I-I'd imagine that traveling by sea is safer, though." Adney shook his head. "I don't think so there are still some sea creatures lurking in the water so it is not exactly safe at least in my opinion but that doesn't stop me from being at sea."

"D-Do you still want to try carving?" Adney smiled and nodded. Palla showed Adney how to carve properly. Palla handed him the knife and Adney smiled and grabbed the knife. Adney tried to carve but he was struggling scared that he would cut himself. Then Adney calmed down as he felt soft hands guiding his hands into the carving. Adney then smiled and began to go with the motion. Suddenly he saw her hands pull away and he turned to look at her, he gave a little smile that said thank you and he went back to doing his carving. "So Palla you work alone here?"

- Adney Tempest