He was extremely grateful that Mara wasn't prying deeper into why he wanted to know about how to use the Protection Bubble against water. Galen didn't have many friends and he certainly didn't want to lose Rikki from that category. He listened as Mara suggested they practice trying to make the bubble work against water. He still had a few weeks til the next full moon but ideally he wanted to be as ready as he could be for the next rain storm. But he doubt that would happen. Still, one could hope.
"Thank you Mara." It was a bit odd to be thanking someone. He hadn't thanked anyone really now that he thought about it. Perhaps Juno and PROXY at rare times. Maybe Kota once or twice. But overall, outside of those he had lived with on the Rogue Shadow, he hadn't thanked anyone. It was a bit nice honestly. At least to someone who deserved his thanks.