Will offered Paio an encouraging smile, moving slowly as he set the guitar aside. Then he reached for some of the food: a bit of French bread and a little plate with some assorted fruits and nuts and some cheeses, and a large thermos of juice. Of course, none of those would be recognizable to a creature who lives under the sea. So, Will demonstrated by tearing off a piece of bread from the loaf and then taking a drink from the thermos to wash it down. Something so dry might be hard for the selkie, so he plucked a grape from the bunch (seedless, of course!) and offered it to his shy companion.

“Would you like to try this? It’s very juicy.”