[Lance looks over at him in surprise. And then immediately away with a slight flush to his cheeks and he manages to hide the pained grimace that follows.]

Thanks…

[That's all he's going to say to that, because he really wants to get on with this moving to the beach thing. He looks over the docks and spots a row boat that's meant to take someone out to one of the larger ships anchored in the deeper waters. He nods to it.]

Let's take that, it'll be fastest. [Then he snorts at the question.] Oh yeah, totally. Anything comes to try and eat me, I'm a lot stronger as a fish than a human. I just don't wanna get swarmed in the water when some of the nastier stuff out there smells my blood.