Broken Antler Fen i'm treading water; i need to sleep awhile

It seemed that Livia was opening up to him now, and it made Eljay feel even more relaxed; the pressure of needing to make her feel reassured and welcomed fell away now. He smiled as she explained that fishing takes practice. In his experience, things took a lot more practice when he needed to do them, especially when it came to these physical sorts of things. That simply wasn't his forte.

When Livia suggested that he try, Eljay felt apprehensive. It showed in his posture that he was uncertain whether he should try. Oh, uhm... he murmured, but eventually decided: Yeah, sure. His demeanour was a little more bashful now, though, clearly out of his depth.