The surprise in Navia's voice upon hearing his suggestion was only rivaled by her clear distaste for it. The slight scrunching of her features, the wrinkling of her nose, all indicators when she did not like something. She still copied his hold on her to wrap her arm around the back of his waist, and proceeded to lie through her teeth. Théadan was rolling his eyes at the notion a Duchess couldn't possibly have any embarrassing stories, it only made him all the more certain she had her fair share hidden away. Perhaps tales of sibling rivalries? Or a past courtship that had gone awry? There were definitely tales she could tell that would turn her cheeks red, and her quick dismissal of such a possibility only made Théadan all the more certain of it. He was tempted to point out if 'proper' duchesses learned to use a bow, or how to steal daggers from prince's belts.<br/><br/>Théadan said nothing though, instead listening to the way Navia taunted him, and the almost arrogant way she assumed she would win and he would lose. Before he would not have minded losing, now he sincerely hoped the whales would jump four times just to wipe the smirk from her face, and be forced to admit to an embarrassing story about herself. Navia had agreed though, and even as she teased him further with playful reminders of past embarrassing moments he had in her presence, Théadan was prepared to wait patiently for the whales to come leaping from the water. He did not have to be patient very long, as the moment Navia rested her temple against the ball of his shoulder, the first of the whales breached the waters surface, and rose high up from the water. The entirety of its body did not escape the water, but it was by far enough for it to tower above them were they able to stand by it. Even with them up on the deck, the whale still managed to rise higher than them, before crashing back down into the water, sending a spray of it in all directions.<br/><br/>It was a sight that would be stuck in his memory if just from the surprise it had taken Théadan by, one moment everything was serene and peaceful, the next a humongous whale was rising high from the water only to fall back in, and then the scene was peaceful once more. Navia spoke with a humourous voice, once more teasing him, her confidence that she would win the bet seemingly absolute as she decided the whales would only do that once more, then he would be revealing an embarrassing story to her. She added another question after that Théadan had been wondering about too, but first he had to address Navia's borderline arrogance. "You're very confident about this bet." Théadan remarked, raising an eyebrow at her before giving her side a squeeze as he held her a little closer to him. "But that will just make it all the sweeter when they jump again and again." Théadan did not dare tempt the gods further than that, he knew how fickle they could be, and with how Navia was behaving with this wager, they would surely be kind enough to favour him instead.<br/><br/>His gaze turned towards the whales lazily drifting just below the surface, and gave Navia's question some due thought. It appeared to him their bodies were pointed upwards as though they were looking up through the surface of the water and out into the heavens. "Maybe they come to the surface to look at the sky and imagine soaring through it like one of those birds flying above them," He suggested knowing it had been something he and many others had contemplated once or twice, or even dreamed when they were fortunate enough to do so. "And then they each try to achieve it with a leap out of the water." He said with a smile, before another idea occurred, one that was perhaps a little more silly. "Perhaps they want to see what these strange creatures living on a huge piece of driftwood are doing, and are trying to get the best view of all." Théadan laughed as a final thought occurred, "Of course it could something far simpler, it could just be the whales way of saying '<i>hello</i>.'" As if on cue another whale broke through the surface of the water, a little to Théadan and Navia's left, catching the eye as this one seemed to pivot at its  peak, turning its body so it could splash back down into the water on its back sending spray on to the hull of the ship. If it had been much closer, they may have been at risk of getting a little wet themselves.