Wheeling Gull Isle i'm growing and it hurts

Her eyes lit, intrigued. Perhaps it sounded silly out loud to most, but to her it was interesting. How else could she react? She had heard the voices of spirits, and spoken to Relmyna through a stone. There was more to nature than met the eye--she knew it had to be so--therefore, Droman speaking to the waves fit right in with her view of the world.

"What does the water say to you?" she asked, completely serious. "What do you talk about? I'm Maegi," she added, smiling shyly as he nudged her shoulder. She was unused to friendly touch; it had been so long, before the island, that someone had even cared to do so for her. Maegi didn't reciprocate, but beamed back, waiting for his response.