Vahvuus straightens up as he notices Sorey leave the water and dress himself, bracing for the call to leave, but when Sorey settles down in the grass instead, he relaxes again, shifting in the water to wait at the edge of the shore nearest to him.

He's not quite sure what to do with his own time, but the more he thinks (for himself, for his own benefit) the more he realizes that he knows next to nothing about the man to whom he's been tethered. And while it's true that he doesn't know anything about himself, either, or if there's even a "himself" to know, of the two there's something he can actually do about the former.

So, after a lengthy silence, he manages to speak up again: "I want to ask about you. Is that permitted?"