The silence on Vahvuus's part is as much a courtesy as it is... well, sulking, though he doesn't know to call it that. He's been given something pleasant and exciting, an ounce of freedom, and then had it snatched away again. Even if Sorey has good intentions, it still stings.

He doesn't answer right away, pausing for thought - and to consider, briefly, not answering at all - until finally there's a murmured mental response of, "There's a lookout. Someone might see."

Because he does like it, and he does want to watch the water, but he dreads the thought of losing it again. Is this why malakhim are so mindless? These feelings, this distraction- they've made everything so much more complicated. Maybe one day Sorey won't even want to bother.