lii. mermaid
"Wow, Woofio, are you a mermaid? How do you breathe underwater for so long?"
Alma beams as he resurfaces. She and Schalk had been fighting (as per usual) and he'd thrown her most prized possession - a conch shell she got from Ludus - into the ocean.
And as if on instinct, he'd jumped right in to retrieve it.
He shakes himself dry as Alma squeals and runs off in joy. Watching her zoom through past the tourists, he almost smiles before he catches himself. He wonders what's gotten into him lately, for he never used to concern himself with village affairs.