Equally Dutiron had no clue where he would be without Novel. Would he have stayed in Ahlon till the day he died, perhaps he would have ventured off in search of Arelahn during one of her meltdowns or maybe even tried to find Dubara. Although he loved his sisters and would have enjoyed attempting to improve their lives as selfish as it may have been he much preferred the life he had now over those ideas.
The smile would remained upon his lips as Novel responded to him. He certainly knew the words to be truth by now though it was still nice to hear them anyway. "Good. We spend far too much time apart." Arguably they could in fact spend more time apart though he definitely preferred the moments when she was at his side. Further nuzzles would be given in response to her own affections as he would settle himself in the water. "I am still surprised that no others are here right now though. This is very relaxing."