Something new?

Aia’s first words being ‘wow’ had a small smile creep across his face.  He’d guessed a pup would enjoy this place and his assumption proved to be correct.  She was both innocent and polite.  When she answered his question it wasn’t some energetic gleeful response or any sign of worry.  She had simply considered her ability and explained what she was able to do and what her limitations were with the reason why.  Her demeanor was building his faith the little girl would work hard to meet Valta's standards.  

Kotori watched the small little pup sink into the water and start paddling about.  Kotori sat down to just watch her for a time.  “So, what do you think of this water compared to the other water sources you’ve been in?  You were in Elysium so did you spend time playing around fresh and saltwater then?”

After a moment Kotori also stepped into the water, feeling the warmth of it on his legs.  The sulfur smell didn’t particularly bother him too much, it was worth it for these warm baths. “The waves would be hard for you, that makes sense.  You’ll grow,” even if not as tall as most wolves she was still a pup so bound to grow a bit, “and regardless, keep exercising, building up your muscles and you can improve what waves you can tackle.”  Size would always be a factor Kotori imagined and there wasn’t much they could do for that but, improvement was something always possible.

“We can stay out here a while.  Swim as much as you like or explore the scenery.  Enjoy yourself.” Kotori was big into wolves growing stronger but all kids deserved to get to play at points.  Kotori wouldn’t begrudge them of having fun.

"Kotori Fatalis"