Thank you, Rinku. {She is such a sweet girl. Xie Lian doesn't want to worry her, but thus far she has proved very resilient. He will just have to repay her somehow.}

Just bring me some water to keep my gills wet. {That's a good start anyway.} Oh that's right, they do.

{He smiles and smooths his hands down his tail.}

I used to watch the koi fish darting around our ponds when I was little. They were always so pretty.