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This sort of place wasn't exactly where Ryhdderch would often be seen since the sand plus hooves could make for a bit of an uncomfortable and sinking situation given his size but he was willing to visit various areas in an attempt to get his boy more social. Rong was a quiet child, didn't seem to find his voice as of yet, and instead seemed instead to enjoy wanting people. He walked out to the edge of the water before he plucked the boy from his shoulder and lowered him down the distance between his shoulder and the ground before he plopped down himself. The sand was nice and warm, a contrast to the cool water that he rested his legs and hooves in, "Feels nice, you should be trying it Rong." He told the boy and gave him a little nudge forward.

Rong took a couple steps forward and his chocolate colored eyes got rather wide as he felt the cool water on them. It was up to his ankles and he found himself happy that he was wearing shorts for the moment. He looked over his shoulder at his Father figure before turning to walk ever so slowly into the water. It was cool and it was pretty to watch, the way it moved and the way the sun sparkled off of its surface like so many gems... and then his eyes were going huge as he watched something to swimming passed him. He turned around to look at Ryhdderch and pointed at the creature in a demanding fashion.

"Huh?" The minotaur leaned forward slightly to get a look at what had his son in such a huff before he set to laughing in an amused manner, "Fish, its a rather tasty sort of creature." He explained, not something he indulged in often given his kind didn't eat to much eat due to their not wanting to be associated with the Minotaur of Greece. They were their own clan after all and far set apart from those dangerous Labyrinth dwellers. The only thing they shared was a massive size, Ryhdderch himself was nearing eight foot while males like Duilius was closer to nine... it made Rong stand out so much given the boy was a couple of feet tall at best.

Rong looked over at him for a moment before nodding, fish... he smiled before he set to following it around which only ended up with him wandering back and forth through the shallows as the small critter stayed a couple steps ahead of him. The show had Ryhdderch laughing in a wholly amused manner while Rong just seemed somewhat determined to catch the fish.

Both Ryhdderch paused in what they were doing to look down the beach toward the shrieking of the small, pink clad creature. The minotaur looked for only a moment as he realized the girl wasn't hurt or anything. Rong though continued to stare, eyes wide. Wow... was that girl ever loud? He tilted his head to side and watched the way that she was getting carried along and seemed to be quite upset over the fact that she had to go swimming and had to wear pink.

He found his gaze going to the outfit she was wearing and wondered what was so wrong with the color. He blinked a couple of times and then shook his head. She kind of... reminded him of those large, screeching, black birds that hung out where they lived trying to steal the crops. He narrowed his eyes slightly to get a better look at her before he set to chewing on his lower lip. Now that he looked at her... she seemed to have horns just like Ryhdderch did! Did that perhaps mean she was a child version of what his Father was, interesting...

What else interested him was that she didn't match with her parent either, just like he didn't match Ryhdderch... strange.

Rong lifted his hands up quickly to cover his ears as the girl set to screaming again, a sound that was cut off as she and the girl with the brightly colored hair went under the water. He lowered his head only after the loud sound was cut off. That girl was... so very loud! He could help but stare at the racket she was making before he took to looking for the fish that he had earlier been trying to catch... but it would seem that it had vanished. No doubt the screaming and splashing had scared it off. What a shame he had wanted to see what the thing tasted like since his Father said they were for eating.

Ryhdderch gave a smile and a wave when he saw that the woman was waving at them and given it seemed that Rong wasn't going to social quite yet he would do so for them both of them. It would appear as though the pair were having some sort of fun now, weren't they? He somehow doubted it would go over well with his boy if he gave him a toss in the water though he found himself half wondering if it would perhaps result in some sort of vocal display from him as it had done for the girl. It was a curious thought but he decided not to test the theory.

"Perhaps you can make a friend in that girl Rong." He told his son, sounding perhaps a bit hopeful in the idea. Maybe he would be more likely to talk with someone closer to his own age and size?

The dark haired boy turned slowly to looking over at her, watching the women for a moment before his attention went back to the water as he wandered back and forth, trying to find something else of interest in the water to give his attention too. When he couldn't find anything he turned to looking at the girl with the horns once more and sighed, he supposed he could talk with the loud one he finally decided.

It was all that he Mintaur could do to keep from laughing at the reaction of the small girl as she stopped short of where he was sitting to stare up at him. He was used to such a reaction from smaller people so he took no offense. When she set to using him as something to hide behind though he did give a bit of a chuckle, "Glad that I make a good hiding spot." He said before looking over to where his boy was standing.

Rong was watching, eyes slightly wide and said nothing as he took it all in. That other small person... she was with his Father, hanging out close to him and hiding behind him. He turned his gaze slowly then to looking at the woman that the Loud One had dubbed as the Crazy One... he would almost believe that he decided as he took in the look of her sopping wet and chasing after the Loud One. He moved slowly forward through the water to get a better spot to watch from. It was a bit like a rather strange show where one almost wondered what was going to happen next... and as such one couldn't look away.

The rather massive hand of the Minotaur engulfed the hand that Maggie held out to him and he shook it in a rather careful manner. He wasn't one to risk hurting anyone after all, "It is nice to meet you Maggie and Bharani. My name is Ryhdderch and the one over there is my son, Rong." He said, introducing himself and his son to the nice pair that had come to talk with them.

Rong found himself starring at the horned girl wondering if perhaps she was a mind reader. That she had dubbed him 'Quiet Boy' after he gave her the title 'Loud One' was enough to have him moving forward a little closer to her. She was a very loud one but very perceptive in a way... he came to standing just out of arms reach of her and sort of starred before he nodding his head at her in a sort of greeting.

Ryhdderch gave a bit of a smile seeing Rong come forth from the water and walked toward them, it was a nice sign... to see him being a bit more social then was normal for him made the Minotaur oddly happy. His tail set to thumping against the sand behind him without his realizing it, showing his feelings in the same manner that a neon sign might.

Rong glanced over at Ryhdderch for a long moment before his attention went back to Bharani. Her question was one that caused his eyes to go a bit wide before he shook his head rapidly. Dunk him... he didn't think he liked the idea of being dunked at all. The idea of Ryhdderch dunking him was a bit intimidating as well given the size of the Minotaur. he didn't think that he would like that at all...

He turned his head to look at the woman who said his name and he gave her a nod of greeting, she seemed happy... so was she more of a happy person or a crazy one as the Loud Girl had dubbed her? Hard to tell since they were just now meeting for the first time. Maybe the two things were similar?

Ryhdderch gave a shake of his head, "This is the first time that I have come to this sort of place and Rong, he has not been long in this world so its his first time visiting as well." He murmured, "It is a peaceful place." Aside from the startling moment when the little girl with the horns had been screaming and he had thought, perhaps that she was in danger.

Rong glanced between the pair, feeling as though he might have missed something but it really didn't seem extremely important that he figure out what was going on between them. Instead he turned back to what he'd been doing moments before, gazing down into the water to look for more living creatures. Things that were alive and moving under their own power interested Rong greatly. His eyes paused their back and forth movement when they spotted a strange looking creature with large claws for hands. He took a couple slow steps forward in the water to follow after the crustacean.

Ryhdderch paused the conversation with the redhead for a moment to watch his boy, wondering where exactly he was heading before he to spotted the little crab. Well... so long as he wasn't traveling toward deeper water or at a quick pace it should be alright he decided before looking back over to Maggie, "I think at times I should visit the place I adopted him from, I worry that perhaps the film he used when capturing Rong in that photo was flawed." He murmured, showing his worry out loud.