Jade watches as Rook eases into the water with the smallest bit of envy. Is it cool or does it feel like wading himself into warm soup by this point in the day? Either way the merman watches attentively as he sets the borrowed hat back onto his head. He straightens up, but doesn't move any closer in favor of watching from his spot. It's a good technique... one he's intimately familiar with. While normally he would be nearby hiding within those water-grown plants, he can't fault Rook by how careful his steps are.

What would he catch, he wonders? He won't deny he's curious and a little intrigued...

"I had expected it to be flat, but the ground itself is surprisingly hard. It makes it for an interesting walk that is quite different from my usual hiking." His feet hurt in a way he finds comforting. Different, but it gives almost the same satisfaction as he gets from a particularly rough climb. "Not to mention the texture the rocks, grass, and hidden animal hides add to it."

Did he really piss off that lizard by nearly stepping in the poor thing's hole in the ground that it used for a den? Yes. But it worked out fine.