It was intriguing. Her sea experienced eyes could spot the signs of ocean items immediately. The ocean rose and fell in tides...Did they have to worry about a tide flooding this area? Then she saw the bright pink pearl and gasped in delight, picking it up. She examined it in the dim light, admiring it. It was quite lovely! She looked around until she found a kind of jutting rock to use as a shelf and carefully laid the pearl, then the golden shell on it. And just like that, she was making her den more homey! Feeling very proud of herself, she decided to continue. She took a few moments to fly down to the shore where she had left her pack, and scooped it up, and returned to her den.
To prevent the water from soaking it, she used her watershaping powers to create a gap in the waterfall and moved through quickly. She patted her rolled up blanket lightly and unrolled it in a nice dry space in the back, setting up the pillow. She put her little rockshaped pot aside in case she needed it, and looked around. Yes, with a small fire, or perhaps some candles, it would make an excellent den. But still, she really wished there was a rockshaper....
Vaeri was looking more and more amused. “I've seen far too many years. You're possibly just a stripling compared to me Tomi, but by all means, impress me if you can.†She listened to him, frowning a little when he said he wouldn't be able to get a hut done before dark before offering his own den. She looked a bit...intrigued. She hadn't expected such chivalry from him. “I would be grateful, thank you. But where will you sleep?â€
