Liam didn't know what a water nymph was and said so. "What's that?" He obviously realised she didn't need a tail, and giggled. "It would be hard to walk, yeah."
When she asked if he wanted to go to the shore, he looked around the bridge. "I thinks it's secure here. We won't let any bad pirates up here today." He seemed satisfied for now.
At the invitation, he shook his head. "Nah, Daddy is pertekting her." He nodded profusely, jumping up excitedly at the thought of searching for some chocolate cake. "I like chocolate cake lots," he added.
He let his little (and slightly grubby) hand slip into hers, still looking up at her ears that peeked out from her hair. "Is your hair always that colour?" he asked. "Coz I've never seen a water nymph a'fore. Do you have to go swimming?" He was full of questions now, and wanted to ask Dora lots of them.