His skin itched on the inside where he couldn't scratch it. It didn't stop him from trying, though, fingernails dragging idly over his arm as he looked over the edge of the rail again. The water was eerily still beneath them, and only the flowers he could see in the starlight gave any indication that it was only a few inches deep and not an eternity.
"Safe as we can be in Hak Etme," he tried to assure Alys, but there was a hint of doubt in his voice. He'd always hated the desert, so dry and hot and the complete opposite of Halo, but he'd so rarely felt like it hated him so... personally. "Long as we stay in the Peregrine an' off th'ground the land sharks can't find us. An' I checked for mirage crabs with my Goggles when we came down." He moved restlessly across the deck to join her, but his fingers continued to rub over his skin and his scowl had pulled his brows together. "Night flyin's no good til th'water goes down, though. No way t'tell our height. The water should be gone before mornin' an' we can get an early start then."
He shot a quick look over his shoulder, but there was nothing there and he shook his head, scowl deepening.
"Safe as we can be in Hak Etme," he tried to assure Alys, but there was a hint of doubt in his voice. He'd always hated the desert, so dry and hot and the complete opposite of Halo, but he'd so rarely felt like it hated him so... personally. "Long as we stay in the Peregrine an' off th'ground the land sharks can't find us. An' I checked for mirage crabs with my Goggles when we came down." He moved restlessly across the deck to join her, but his fingers continued to rub over his skin and his scowl had pulled his brows together. "Night flyin's no good til th'water goes down, though. No way t'tell our height. The water should be gone before mornin' an' we can get an early start then."
He shot a quick look over his shoulder, but there was nothing there and he shook his head, scowl deepening.
