Maxwell caught August glancing at him but said nothing of it. If she wanted to talk then he would talk, if not he would simply stay silent and keep her company in silence. Both options were fine with him. His number one concern at present was for her safety. After a short while August broke the silence between them, causing Maxwell to look directly toward her. He made certain that he didn’t move any closer to her so as to not distress her in any way. However she seemed to have calmed down somewhat, sitting to his side on the grass covered rise, which also put him more at ease.

Maxwell had some limited understanding of her desire to avoid physical contact, hence the reason he dressed in such heavy, covering clothes. Only unlike August who did so to protect herself he was more concerned with protecting others. In truth his unconscious ability to wither the life from the plants that he came into contact with had so far caused no harm to anybody, at least as far as he was aware of.  However he couldn’t help but worry if he was inflicting something far less obvious upon them that he could not see. As he had no desire to risk it he had taken a cautious approach to the situation, at least until he knew more. So it took him by surprise when August shimmied closer toward him. He accepted the granola bar hesitantly.

[colour=gold]“Your welcome, and thank you,”[/colour] he said, not really knowing what else to say. He looked out over the water as he took a bite out of the bar. He hated the taste of these things but he was hungry enough not to care all that much. He turned back toward her as she talked about her fear of the water and how it had been more paralysing then anything she already experienced today. He smiled at her and shook his head. [colour=gold]“No, I don’t think you’re a coward,”[/colour] he said in a warm tone. [colour=gold]“A little crazy maybe, but no more so than the rest of us,”[/colour] he added on with a mischievous smile. He turned back toward the lake. The surface was calm and still.

[colour=gold]“I’m not a particularly strong swimmer myself if I’m honest,”[/colour] he said with complete honesty. Though with that said he had no particular fear of the water either. In fact he had already considered how his ‘telekinetic’ abilities would manifest under the water. He suspected that he was now far stronger swimmer than he had ever been.