[it hits the water with a soft splash, and Grell looks on approvingly.]

That must be why fate drew us away from the crowds today. To aid the life of an innocent. Who knows if there are others in need of our care today?

[but as she says it, her eyes are distracted by something green half hidden in the sand, and she bends down to pick it up. it's a piece of sea glass, worn smooth by time and the waves, and with the next wave that comes in around her ankles, she rinses it before extending it out to Lucian.]