Luz gave a friendly half-smile to Amphi and stood, clearly impatient at the conversation. Addressing the mermaid, she said, "If you're not comfortable being alone with me--which I completely understand--I wouldn't mind at all if you wanted to go off and collect things on your own. Just be sure to tell me how to identify them, if it isn't too much trouble." She was obviously very eager to get started learning the tricks of finding good food on this island, and this was shown when she set off at a brisk pace. The truth was that the living things here, mermaids included, fascinated her. In fact, not surprisingly, she thought that all of the mermaids here, despite the injuries and hostility of Leo and the unfortunate mistake of bagging Gwen in a net, were quite beautiful.
But she wasn't going to admit that, yet.