Raven's Watch Royal Eclipse

Birk's ponderings were cut short, when someone interrupted his train of thoughts by greeting him and stopping nearby. The boy turned around to face the stranger and regarded him with a curious look and a lopsided smile. He might be wrong, of course, but the guy looked quite all right at the first glance, therefore he felt confident enough to safely return the greeting: "Ahoy, mate!"

After a little pause, he sat down, wincing a little, when he realized that his lower half was immersed in the cold water, and let loose his usual banter: "You are not here to kick my ass, are you? Because, if you are - I would really prefer you found someone else. I am not in the mood or the right condition. "