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Chalcedony gave a thoughtful sound before he said, "I see. Do you haven't learned how to swim." He mused, thinking on it for a moment before nodding. Yes, they would defintely have to do spear fishing then since that didn't involve her getting too deep into the water. He wanted her to be able to learn to fish though, it was a very important skill after all. One that he'd had to learn through trial and error back in the day. He moved to look around, seeking out a pair of sticks that were as straight as possible before he held one out ot her, "Here, if you want to use your knife to sharpen it?"

As the girl started to explain her dislike of water and where it came from he gave pause, glancing over at her, then away again, "Ahhh... I see. I am sorry." He knew of the Obans and their old love of having slaves, he'd allowed himself to get captured by them, to get into one of their camps, to help some slaves escape. He knew what the Obans were like back then and what some of them might be like these days. As such he felt the desire to not push her too hard when it came to the water.

"Once we get the spears ready we will fish from the banks so you don't have to get in the water." He told her reassuringly.

Chalcedony set to sharpening his own weapon, getting it ready so that they would be able to spear some fish with the makeshift fishing weapons. Here was to hoping that they would be able to get themselves something good with the weapons. Of course just as he started to walk toward the water he heard her as a rather strange question, one that stopped Chalcedony dead in his tracks, "W-What?" He couldn't help but to stare at her, his mind racing. After a moment he realized that it was likely due to her master being Oban? He'd heard that they didn't think well of the Water Tribe after all.

"Ahh... no... I've met with a member of that tribe in the past, well one of mixed blood at least, and I can tell you that she is the same as we are, that being an earthling." Well, sort of, he supposed that Masika had been half her mother's child as well. So she was half earthling, half Alkidike, but that didn't quite matter, did it? What mattered most was that she wasn't a fish. Glancing toward the river he said, "I am pretty certain there is nothing about them that connects them to fish other then perhaps a love of water?" At least he'd assume so given they were called the Water Tribe.

"Well, I think it's just part of being an Earthling, we all have our weird quirks. Like the Shifters changing colors for instance. Though I will admit that from what I've seen of them the Water Tribe is the most interesting and strange." He supposed that was what made them beautiful he thought to himself idly, giving a half shrug before stopping at the water.

Giving the girl a glance before he looked back at the water again, "For now we need to keep our eyes open for any movement in the water, that will be the fish we are after." He said, then, in answer to her question he said, "Her mother was actually an Alkidike, so was quite an interesting mix for sure. It was a good sign though, that the Alkidike still around are open to the other tribes to that extent."

He nodded his head as she repeated the name of the tribe from up north before he turned his attention once more to watching the water before the girl was suddnely tapping his arm and pointing, sounding quite excited over something she'd seen. Turning his attention to where she was pointing he found a rather good sized fish making its way by them. It was one that many called a 'flat head' that was known to be in the area. It was good eating if you soaked the meat, though given the clarity of the water here that might not even be needed. That was a step that one only had to do if the water seemed murky and muddy since water like that made the fish taste muddy too.

Turning to look over at the girl he said, "I will see about catching it for you. Just watch the way I do it so you can try on the next one we find." He turned back to the water, lifting up his makeshift spear, taking aim, and waited for the fish to get a bit closer before he thrust it forward. The spear was able to go through the fish's head and into the ground below, pinning the thrashing beast there.

"Ah! Excellent! I will go in and get it. That will let us know how deep the water is as well." He said before he moved forward, stepping into the water so that he could take a few steps out to where the fish was pinned, reaching out hold of the fish by it's gills, pull the spear free, and set to work dragging it out of the water.

Chalcedony gave the girl a glance, wondering what it was that she almost called him before she referred to him as 'Monk' which had him blinking a couple times, "Monk?" He asked, thinking about it for a moment before he laughed, "Oh! I never introduced myself, did I? I do apologize for that, my name is Chalcedony, though if you'd like you can called me Chal if you would prefer that to 'Monk'." He saw no reason why she should have to call him by a title such as that one, especially when he wasn't sure where it had come from.

He watched as the girl turned back to the river, finding a fish but missed her first shot at it. He gave a smile and said, "It's alright, it can take some practice since fish are quite speedy and the water can reflect things oddly and throw off one's aim. Just keep trying if you see more fish. If you need help dragging them out of the water just let me know." With that he got out his own knife and set to work cleaning and filleting out the big flat head that he'd gotten for the girl.

"It's a bit of a complicated name, so yes, Chal is just fine." He said with a smile, continueing to work on the fish, getting it prepared for being cooked up. He was sure that she was probably still hungry since all she'd had to this point was some dried aldabuk and while it was quite good it might not be enough. He'd be sure to get the fish going so that she could eat it as well.

A moment later though his attention was dragged away from the fish and over to the girl as she was suddenly crying out the word 'Dad' as she slipped, looking as though she might end up in the water. The fact that, as she found herself in trouble she called out for a parent that wasn't present, made his heart hurt. Not to mention it made him want nothing more then to step in and help her in the place of her missing parent. It was probably due partly to the fact that he had kids of his own, ones a bit older then her in fact, that made him want to help her. Even if he didn't though he was still the sort that would step in and do what he could for anyone that needed a hand.

Pushing to his meet he moved toward the girl, reaching out with one hand to catch hold of her, hoping ot drag her back away from the edge of the water so that she didn't fall in. From the looks of the water, as well as the color, she'd found a deep pocket of water and he didn't want her falling in that if she didn't know how to swim, not when he didn't know how deep it might be, "Careful, Rajani. You don't know how deep it is there. Maybe you should fish in the shallows?"

Chalcedony gave a bit of a jump as the girl screamed at him not to touch her, something that he most certainly hadn't expected and it caused him to sort of freeze in place. He wanted to drag her away from the water but he didn't want to disrespect her wishes either... so what should he do then? A question that was given an answer as the flailing girl declared that she didn't want to fall, seeming to once more be talking to a parent that wasn't around. It made him curious what might have happened to the man... but it wasn't really his place to ask. Things seemed tense enough without him demanding such things from a girl who was already upset.

Giving a nod of his head Chal said, "I wouldn't hurt you, I promise." He said before he moved to catch hold of her pulling her away from the edge, making sure that she was steady on her feet once more before he stepped back away from her, holding up his hands to show he wasn't going to do anything further then what he'd done. It seemed as though she had a phobia over not only the water but also the touch of another person, something that brought up old anger that Chal had toward the Obans. It was something he had to force down though.

They were supposedly allies now with Oba and he couldn't really start fights with them ... unless of course somehow he actually ran into the man that had been so mean to Rajani. If that were to happen then he'd likely punch the man's head off his shoulders, "Do you want to sit down, Rajani? So that you can catch your breath?"