"Merci beaucoup," he said as he caught hold of Monsieur Ren's forearm and listened to his advice about floating. "I will do as you say, and then I shall be as skilled as you while we are in this floating ship," he added, before flailing yet again as he turned to look at something that caught his eye. "... Perhaps with a lot of practice."
He followed after the other man for a few moments before realising that he had been extremely rude. "My apologies, but I was distracted by swimming through the air. My name is Adam."