It's his turn to blush when she mentions the merfolk. "I was saved once by one of their kind. A riptide dragged me under as a kid. I just remember waking up on the beach and watching light reflect off gold scales. I'd like to thank them for saving my life," he mumbles, wandering why she keeps looking at him. He's nothing special look wise. He figured she had come from a military family if her father wouldn't step in to help defend her. But than again neither had his father against people better trained than him and much older. He shrugs and keeps his silence on the matter. He does raise an eyebrow when she starts signing. She has a very pretty voice. "You sing beautifully," he compliments as she finishes.