Totoka River keep the calm before the storm

Valentine was more quiet than he’d imagined it seemed. He got a jump out of Pier, and it wasn’t a first time. The seasman ought to have a bell tied around his neck! He chuckled.
He looked to the girl then, who placed a paw over her dig site. He cannot quite tell, even with her lifted brow, if she joked or not. Young ones were unpredictable, he’d learned that. So he made no further move, not that he’d plan to take her “spoils” anyhow. Still, he’d play along.
You’d be surprised by what you can find beneath that sand and seawater. What’s your name, little lady?