theodore nott did not go gentle into the night (ungently) wrote in flippedrpg,
"Do mermaid scales have magical properties?" Theodore asked. "Are they dangerous?" He was itching to go and look it up in a book, but that would have required leaving her presence, which would be rude. Especially when she might already know the answers to his questions. "They were given to you because they thought you were their chief, right?"
He considered tipping them out into his hand, but refrained, continuing to examine them inside the bottle. Then he looked up and offered her a genuine smile. "Thank you, Arayna."