[Making their way along toward the beach is easy enough. Having no recollection of interacting with girls Sieglinde's apparent age, he can't be completely sure of it, but he suspects she's lighter than she ought to be. By the same token, her legs seem too thin...

They're details that concern him, though for now he thinks it best not to pry. No doubt they're associated with her request to be carried, and that tells him enough for now.

When she inquires, he hums thoughtfully before answering]

Those are all pretty common, in my line of work. [He doesn't linger on it, as bites can be radically damaging and require hospitalization for most, but-] I don't know anything about Nalawi physiology though. Is there anything you've picked up on that I should know?

[The shoreline's within sight now, no surprise on such a small island]