The silence of the sailors was not common when the whales came, as Risho pointed out to Théadan, interestingly it was only specifically with these whales that the sailors looked on so quietly. The common tongue failed Risho as he tried to explain, getting only so far as to explain the sailors wanted to see how many times they would jump from the water. His look over to Navia to translate the final part had Théadan looking at her quizzically, moreso when she had to hide a laugh behind her hand. Her eyes were bright and cheerful as she explained the sailors would gamble, betting on how many times the whales would jump. Théadan's eyes briefly flicked curiously over to the crew, studying them as small clusters of them had gathered together, the odd quiet exchange happening among them. He had seen his soldiers act in a similar manner when they made camp, usually around a makeshift table with a deck of cards in hand.<br/><br/>Risho was quick to point out how the sea was not always exciting, as Théadan and Navia had come to discover as they increasingly looked for ways to keep themselves entertained during the journey. A sharp call drew Théadan's attention, the Khluri word being one he had not yet heard, he had to spot the actions of everyone else; Risho, the crew, and Navia, all looking down over the edge of the ship into the sea right beneath the ship. Théadan did not hesitate to follow suit, at first he saw nothing, not until he realised there was movement beneath, from a distinct darker patch. A whale had swam beneath them, one eye staring up through the water at them all, it was an astonishing sight, and one that seemed to linger as more and more of the whale continued to pass beneath them, giving Théadan a true idea of the size of this creature. The show was not finished however, the whale turned and began a dive downwards, sending its tail out of the water and high into the air. Water ran down the flukes cascading into the water as it hung there for a moment, before falling back in beneath small waves of its creation.<br/><br/>Théadan's eyes were wide at the sight of it all, never had he seen a creature as large as that. The one mammoth he had seen that had come from the icy wastes north of Mes'Mo'Tan was the largest he could remember getting a clear look at, but the sight of the whale lazily swimming beneath them had been far larger. So shocked by the sheer size of the creature Théadan almost didn't hear Navia decide they should have a wager of their own on the whales. It took Théadan a moment to drag his eyes away from where the whale had dived, and see Navia looking at him with a mischievous grin on her face. "Drawing me into another bet?" He asked, recalling the last time they had a bet between them, he recalled it did not end in his favour, but he was never going to be one to shy away from a friendly bet with her, Théadan had far too much pride for that. He turned his eyes back to the whales, "There are quite a number of whales here, though most seem content to rest lazily just beneath the surface." He said, giving it due thought. Risho had said to be patient, how many of these creatures would decide to dive down and come up to breach the surface. Better yet why did they perform these 'acrobatics?' If he knew that he might better know how many times they would jump from the water. But he did not have that knowledge, he had to make do with what little knowledge he had of these creatures. "Hmm, I think we'll see them jump four times." He replied, giving his chin a thoughtful scratch.<br/><br/>"The wager though..." That took a little more thought. After being interrupted in the lower reaches of the ship, Théadan was awfully tempted to make the bet of a sexual nature, but he knew he and Navia would happily explore each others bodies on a regular basis, so any wagers seemed wasted on that, they would end up writhing on top of each other one way or another sooner or later. His thoughts instead turned towards secrets and all their past tales they will not have yet told each other, for lack of time together if nothing else. What stories of Navia had he not yet heard? What ones would Navia not readily talk about without an added push? "Embarrassing stories." He announced, eyeing his lover with a small grin, wondering what embarrassing stories a Khluri Duchess might have accumulated through the course of her life. "Whoever loses the bet has to tell the other an embarrassing tale from their past." His hand moved around her waist, and his shoulder bumped up against hers as he closed the gap between them to have a little physical contact. "How does that sound for a bet? Or do you perhaps something better in mind?"