She actually smiled at that, flopping down as well, just settling crosslegged, she didn't mind the mud, or the fact that she had pond muck still ringing her ankles, she laughed at the ducks being confused by the edge of the rain without any sort of overhead cover.
It wasn't long before they had a group of the braver ones all settling down on the grass around them, which just made Arkady grin again, "Silly ducks."