So there were sharks. The thought made her nervous, but maybe they could find a good shallow area to cross, or find a time of day that they weren't hunting. His use of "us" caught her by surprise, but the more she thought about it, the more she liked the idea. He seemed to need a way to get to the islands, and she wanted to be able to explore them but needed a guide and a protector during the swim. His idea of weapon sounded good to her. "Maybe a sharpened stick or something," she said, thinking. "A long one, so we don't have to get too close."
She looked at the lemur with bright eyes, the prospect of a new adventure looming. "I want to stay on the mainland over the winter, but when it's spring, we should explore the islands." She nodded decisively, hoping the lemur would agree. This could be fun!
(If he does decide to explore the islands with her, we'll probably have to wait to make the thread since she's stuck up north at the moment, or, if you don't want to wait, he can convince her to go earlier and we'll just say it took place before she left.)"Speech"
