Greatwater Lake on love, on life

With Vaati's reply, Rannoch was at a crossroads of understanding and concern, and for a moment he dwelled on his next remark. As much as he wanted to reach out and help the child, he knew all too well of the annoyances of prying adults brought and figured that pressing further might urge Vaati to meander elsewhere. When their interaction was said and done Rannoch would take more care in ensuring the other's safety, but, for now, he pushed his concerns aside in favor of their conversation. 

Rannoch's relationship with the ocean was an odd one, and with these mixed feelings, he attempted to take his point of view out of the picture so that the child could form an opinion of his own. "The ocean is like a large lake that never ends. You cannot drink its waters or find the end of it." In his isolation, Rannoch had attempted to locate the end of it with very little success. "It moves unlike any other body of water I've seen, rolling into itself as it gets taller." He paused then, tracing the other's face carefully, as he attempted to gauge how Vaati was taking it all in.