"Are you leaving?" Synthia asked as he got up.
Luke nodded. "Yeah. Going to take a few flowers and get out." With a sigh, he explained, "I need to hunt a few beasts... and it's a necessity."
Synthia immediately asked, "Are you going to return?"
Luke paused and rested his hands on his waist.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Actually, I know the way to the ocean. However, it's quite far away."
Her expression shifted from surprise to sadness in an instant. "How... far?"
Luke shrugged. "If I run at full speed, maybe an hour. But taking you there would take some effort. And without you, I highly doubt I'd be able to locate your people."
What were the chances of him standing on the shore and shouting, 'Any mermaids here?!', only for one to actually show up?
Pretty low.
That was why the best way to get a clue about her home was to bring the woman with him.
Synthia lowered her gaze. "I could barely survive under the sun..." she said, looking utterly crestfallen.
