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As they stepped off the path and out onto the beach Jolanta's hand went to hover above the wooden sword that hung on his back. After glancing fro side to side he gave a nod, "It appears as though its empty today, Miss Fallon." He turned to look back at her, arm lowering to his side before he asked, "What is is that we are looking for today? I don't mind aiding you in your search." Provided that he knew exactly what it was that she was looking for. If it was something he didn't know he'd just have to learn because it was something important to a priestess in training.

Starting forward he scanned the area as they went, making sure that there wasn't anything hiding on the sand. For the time being he didn't see anything but that didn't mean that he would be any less alert. He had a priestess in training with him and if anything were to happen to her he would never forgive himself. He was here for Fallon, to keep her safe, and that meant staying on a high alert from now until the moment he dropped her off in the Sanctum once more.

Turning toward Fallon he waited for her, to see what it was that she was looking for so he could help.

"Kelp? Gotcha." He said, glancing around the area. Alright, wide strips of kelp that didn't have air bubbles in the middle, he could do that. He took note of how far apart her hands were so that he would know exactly how long the kelp needed to be so that it would be useful to Fallon and the Sanctum. Walking along he kept close to her even as he sought out the sea plants that she needed.

He gave pause as they came near to the water, taking in the way that the ocean was behaving at the moment. It was still fairly calm, meaning that it should be alright for them to be near to it. Given the time of day they shouldn't have to worry about the tide since it would have already done its thing. After scanning the water for any beasts that might be lurking within its depths he returned to the search. So long as he stayed within arm's reach of Fallon, so he'd be able to catch her were she to fall, things should be alright even with him kelp hunting.

"Make sure to watch where you step." He cautioned as his foot brushed against a shell that was in the water. He reached down to pick it up, giving the thing a once over before tossing it into deeper waters.

Jolanta wanted to say that it was just water, wanting to say that it was also the things that lived in the water... but he would try to stay calm. It would be alright, all they were doing was gathering kelp after all. He watched her as she moved toward a good amount of kelp and he moved to follow along after her, not wanting her to get too far ahead of him. As she went she mentioned finding star fish, which had him instantly wondering what star fish were good for... but he didn't get a chance to ask.

Lunging forward toward Fallon as she was dragged down by the water, going under himself so he could wrap his arms around her middle, dragging her up out of the water. Once he'd fished her out he tried to lead her toward the shore, "Are you alright, Miss Fallon? Can you breathe? Maybe I should get the kelp! The water is obviously a bit more unpredictable then I was thinking it was." If it was going to knock her over then maybe it was far too dangerous for her to be wading in?

Jolanta carefully looked her over, hovering for a moment, making sure that she did look alright. As far as he could see it seemed as though the water had knocked her over but it hadn't done much in the way of damage. She also didn't seem to have fallen on anything when the wave pushed her. After a long moment he finally said, "Alright, you do appear as though you're alright." As much as he would prefer that she waited on the beach while he fished out the kelp and star fish that she needed it seemed as though she wasn't going to have that. Didn't she know that he was here to do all of the heavy lifted and dangerous deeds?

"If you're certain that I can't fetch everything for you then I guess we can get back to it." He would just have to continue to keep a good look out... especially if the waves were misbehaving. He knew all about how vindictive nature could be from personal experience so he didn't trust it to behave just because Fallon was a priestess in training. It was up to him to make sure that she didn't have to deal with all the same things that he'd dealt with personally in the past.

Jolanta looked pleased when she said that he could go and fetch the sea stars and kelp from the ocean and that she would look for something called abalone in the sand. That was something that he could definitely agree to because it meant that she wouldn't be in as much danger when it came to the waves trying to knock her around, "Alright, that sounds good. Please stay nearby so that I can continue to serve you, Miss Fallon." He said to her as he waded back to the water so that he could seek out what it was that the priestess in training wanted.

After some searching he found a few good tangles of kelp, gathering it up, dragging it in to the shore to pile it up before his eyes went to Fallon. His eyes seemed to continue to go from seeking out kelp and stars then back to Fallon, toward what he was looking for, back to Fallon. The stuff he was seeking out was important but the priestess was more so.

"I got a good amount of kelp, Miss Fallon. I will look for your sea stars next." He let her know how things were going. Once he found the stars he would see about then going through the kelp and figure out which one were the best in the pile. He didn't want to give Fallon sub par kelp after all.

Jolanta was picking up a pair fo star fish that were sitting in the water near to each other when he heard Fallon calling out too him, using her dress to gathering up all of the kelp that he'd dragged in. It seemed as though she wasn't too worried about it being a bit tangled up. Hadn't she said she was after specific kelp? The sort that was a specific length without any bubbles? He hadn't been able to sort it yet, what if it wasn't up to the standards of what she'd been asking for? That was a touch worrisome. Well, if she took it then it must be alright, right?

He leaned down, picking up a third star when he realized that she was starring at something in the distance. He blinked a couple times, "Miss Fallon?" As she started forward he dropped the stars and rushed after her, nearly tripping a couple of times in the sand as he went, "Wait, wait! Where are you going, Miss Fallon?"

Jolanta's entire body went for a moment stock still as he starred at the strangely colored person that was standing before them. An outsider... no, a mainlander... though he wasn't quite sure which of them was worse. The ones that had been banished to their island or the ones that banished people to their home. It was kind of hard to say which of them was worse but what he knew for certain that neither group was welcome anywhere on Yael and most certainly no where near a priestess be she in training or not.

Rushing forward he stepped in front of Fallon, drawing his wooden sword from the sheath on his back, and said, "Get your basket, Miss Fallon, we are going back to Pajore." He felt bad, very bad, ordering her to do something but it was best to keep the invader away from her! Lifting his weapon up he pointed it at the Oban, giving him a dark look that he hoped would drive them off. If it didn't he'd just bludgeon the guy into a pulp with his sword.