[ She takes a moment to glance him over as he crouches down before stepping up beside him to peer at the water. Even here, some silver coins glisten at the bottom, but there's no way to see everything.

Vanessa is careful as she crouches beside him, hugging her skirt to follow his gaze. They're far enough down a waterway that the current here isn't quite as dangerous as it was, not enough to drown a sailor, but it might still carry away a child. She'd rather not risk everything in her bag, nor the charming man at her side, for a mere curiosity. ]

Hm... Would it not be sad to be so confined? It ought to carry on with its beautiful new hat and swim towards the sea.

[ She likes that idea, even if she shouldn't, but her smile there is hidden from most, placated with her smile for the public. ]

Perhaps a spell has been cast upon it. It seeks something.