He was happy she had shown him this, and happy that he was able to appreciate it. She had said she did not show it to everyone….and he could well understand why. Few people would probably look at it and feel as he did, however incomprehensible that was to Triton. He found beauty like this….not necessary, but….important. Something that would leave a marked absence if it wasn’t present in his life.
Amaterasu smiled at him, and Triton could see she had understood. It made him feel better, caused some warmth to settle inside him. At least…..it might be the understanding that caused it.
Interested, then taken up with the tree, and then focused on her, Triton had not spared a moment’s thought for his shoes. At her words, he looked down, and found that they were, indeed, dirty. He shrugged slightly and looked back at her, offering her a smile of his own. “It was well worth it. These are just shoes. I don’t mind getting dirty when it’s called for, no matter what my appearance may suggest.” Only yesterday he had been a completely different sight, dirty and sweaty and satisfied as he lent Orpheus his help. “Also, you walked through it as well. If you didn’t mind, I certainly couldn’t.”