"Splendid," Datura drawled as a deep smile dug into the corners of his mouth. Casually, the gilded boy sauntered towards the girl. Her saccharine tone set him at ease, and for a moment he quite forgot his notions of helping a sad little girl as he settled in to her welcoming company, feeling quite at home. It was nice not having to get all bent out of shape about someone walking in on him or insulting him or just... all these other rude wolves who had forced their presence upon him. Instead, he could just enjoy the presence of a well-bred girl —regardless of the fact that she was nearly twice his age.

His new acquaintance shuffled over to make room for him by the water, and the golden boy, high on his own manners, reclined delicately next to her. Up until now he had been unable to get a good look at her face, and for a brief moment his attention settled on her face, finding it like any other girl's face — thin muzzle, bright eyes, the standard things — before he noticed that she was looking at something. Eagerly, his eyes trailed downward, following her gaze..."“I was just admiring— " Datura held his breath at these words. He always had to be careful when someone threw out the word admiring in the context of looking at some sort of water feature or other natural structure. "— the transparency of the water here.” And he relaxed. She hadn't said pretty or beautiful or anything of the sort. It was going to be okay.

Transparent water, though? What on earth did that mean? For a moment the golden boy stared down at the water, slightly puzzled. "I thought water was supposed to be blue." Squinting, the boy leaned in, putting his nose only inches from the lightly churned water's surface. It certainly looked blue to him.