Did the word confuse him? He seemed dazed by the word play. It made Badar curious but it little more; she simply nodded eagerly, exaggerating the movement to truly drive the meaning home - of course! But he didn't seem all too excited about giving them his friend and so, she was respectful of that at least. To her, it made sense. She wouldn't just give her siblings to anybody to play with either! They were hers more than they were anybody else's - even Zion. But she hadn't any way to tell him she understood; instead, all she could do was grin up at him and scramble back a pace or two to give him room. It was Eira who had the most control in such situations - at least, Badar thought, until their brother understood her better.
She followed his eyes towards the water - eager to know everything their brother did. Swim? It was a new word. She mouthed it though no voice would ever come from her; the word felt like water in her mouth. Her sister did the same though she spoke, questioning the term, before she looked to Badar; Badar merely shrugged and shook her head though she eyed the ocean off immediately. It had something to do with that after all.
She had been brave enough before to enter the water but this time, opposite to her sister, she was tentative and cautious in entering the small waves that lapped at the shoreline. Her eyes watched their brother closely, observing each and every move he made as she waited for the word to manifest in his actions. Swim! It did sound exciting and he seemed eager to show them (or rather, his own kind of eager - it seemed obvious to Badar that like herself, he too had some...issues with expression). And so as her sister dashed about, Badar stood patiently in the water as it lapped at her elbows.
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