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It was decided, they were traveling north. For the past few months, Pello and his family took small trips up the river to acclimate themselves to the waters. It seemed they were a bit more sensitive than most, so they wanted to be certain they wouldn't be perpetually sick when they finally made the trip up. Being sick meant delays, and delays meant poor service. They wanted to provide the best impression for the first deliveries they would have going back up to the mainland freshwaters. Now, with their first trip the next day, Pello was taking on last moment to consider his journey by waiting near the waters meshed and the river met the sea.

The day was growing late, but the sunlight was still bright as it neared the horizon. Around him, young Hapuna played near the sands, their fingers covered as they dug up shells and stones. A few Pale'iko were lounging about, travelers who had just made the trip and were determining where to go next. Thankfully, other residents who were used to the visitors now took no time in greeting them and acting as guides. It was a normal occurrence, seeing the silver skinned neighbors from the rivers. They almost felt as natural as the Moakai visitors who came from the deep. The Menehune, however, were still quite interesting as they were few and far in between.

Pello grinned to himself, his dimples showing as he thought about how he would soon see more as they traveled up stream and to the border village of the two areas. His role was easy on this trip, greet as many folk as possible and try to make connections for future business. Thankfully, he was a friendly person so it wouldn't be an issue at all.

Pello turned away from the river, more than confident that his mature body now was well suited for his trip the next day. He hardly felt sick anymore, and usually it was only when he mixed traveling above the water with the freshwater itself. He knew that he was ready to make the longer trip, and hoped it would be fruitful and full of exciting adventures and new people. As he glanced around one last time, he caught sight of a dark color against the bright sand and fabrics of his people. A taller, elder Menehune was settled near the sand and mud, digging away at something Pello couldn't see. His eyes evaluated the back of Kaimi's form, studying the foreign outfits and styles of the dark skinned swamp child. His eyes hungerly took in the details, the differences of such a rare find, and he had to take a moment or two to pull himself out of his evaluation. Gosh, if he kept that up, he'd be considered a freak over a friend when he finally saw the greater group upriver.

Deciding that he had some time to kill, and some social skills to hone, Pello decided it was worth taking a quick trip over to meet the elder traveler. It was an easy task to swim across the currents from the river mouth, as they were no where near as strong as the reefs, and eventually he made it to see that Kaimi was digging into the mud and sands searching for things. It looked like, based on what little he could see, it was a mix of shells and stones.

Then he saw the orange crystal, and let out a woosh of a whistle in response, "That seems like a lucky find!"

Bright golden eyes watched as the darker Menehune spun around, and Pello took a moment to smile sheepishly at having caught Kaimi off guard. Sometimes he had a tendency to charge in and blurt out things without realizing others didn't necessarily hear his petite form approach. However, it seemed as if Kaimi recovered easily, and Pello was grateful as his smile turned genuine and easy. Oh yes, it was nice to see someone who was so open, and already he suspected that the rumors of the dark skinned swamp kind were a bit off. At least, this one didn't seem cold and unapproachable. And for that, he already was grateful.

Leaning forward, the boy grinned at the sight of the thing, "Wow, that is really nice!"

Blinking a bit, he let out a laugh and held up his wrist, where a teal with gold veined stone was tied securely by a string, "I'm not jeweler, but the stones out here do make nice trinkets. We've got so many colors I'm sure you wont find the same stone twice!" Looking down at the stone, he smiled a bit. It was nice to be reminded of his good friend, and he probably should see her before he left.