A jade brow quirks in contemplation of the human's words. His massive body leaning forward even further on his perch to get a better look at the flushed face and wind tossed blond hair. When had he last looked at a human like this? It's different than on their final moments of life...

Well, not that different by that technicality. He could drag him beneath the waves with nothing but a single hand around his waist.

"Flattery doesn't work on us," most of the time. Though he's truthfully never been spoken to like this. "Why are you here, little human?"