[Fjord wasn't stupid, he was keenly aware that no matter how well he masked it, somehow Rue was perceptive enough to pick up on his mood under the mask. Likely from experience with similarly hiding themselves if what they'd spoken of briefly before had been any clue. But they willingly released the hug, accepted the excuse and subject shift without hesitation, and the half-orc felt a sudden rush of gratitude for the owlbear's tact.

Their comment about their family's potential rescue attempts just earned faint smile, and a low, quiet chuckle.]

Sounds like it'd be quite the show.

[A brief glance at the screen showed that at least the torment hadn't continued-Fjord had been allowed to separate from the other children, found a spot a ways down the beach where he almost couldn't see the others to perch on some of the rocks there, frowning out at the waves as the wind picked up a bit.]

Well what usually satisfies the requirements? Maybe if we start from there we might think of somethin' and it'd probably help improve my baseline knowhow for this stuff if it's gonna keep happenin' here.