He watched her slowly come closer and swim out, showing now her face, which Humhum carefully looked at. The red hair was quite nice looking, he noticed for himself. watching her hide her chest with her hands. [i]Oh...[/i]
He was staring with out even noticing that she wasnt having something to cover her. He had not the smallest idea what for mermaids counts as showing too much? It was just a small blush that appeared on his face, but he ensured to not look too low. Not wanting to embrace someone who saved him.
 "My name is Araile. Araile Triton. I'm a daughter of the sea, and I am pleased to make your acquaintance." 

She stretched her hand, for the first moment making Humhums feathers stand up ready to attack, but as the hand just stand there open, he relaxed. Reaching over with his own to meet it. Slowly wrapping his own fingers around her palm. [i]Its wet and soft.[/i] It was the harpys first time touching a mermaid hand. His heart did speed up, but he didnt pull it away.

 "I'm glad that I was out swimming, because if I had not been you would not be going home to your family tonight once this storm blows over." 

'' I am glad too you were. I really would have hated the last words I exchange with them to be words of a disagreement. '' The hand shake ended and she floated away a bit, now he could tell that she was looking at him. He placed his hand down in his lap, eyes scouting the weather. it was looking weaker, but still too strong.
Moments filled with silence passed again and he broke it first.

'' Say, do mermaid use hand shakes to greet each other? We usually bow or call each other names out.'' He asked, being somewhat curious. Thinking when was the last time in their history that individua of their races actually spend time so close together with out spilling each others blood? Not that he thought of himself as some great peace maker, but learning a bit about them cannot hurt...Right?