"You have a name?" he asked, completely skipping over the rest of the lesson the man had given him.

And he found he wanted the man to come back closer. He wasn't sure why. It was odd. In all his years, he had never felt close like this to anyone.

It was too bad that he couldn't take the two finner into the water with him. It wasn't unusual to see two of the same type living together. At least in the area he lived.