[ Not all environments, though! -- considering the deaths during the crossing of the Helcaraxë. That kind of cold water nobody needs to test himself or herself in! Luckily, the waters around the islands here are not as bad as that. ]
[ Snerk ] I'm a parent, we're constitutionally incapable of not worrying. But I'll do my best.
Tell me what you've been up to, and I'll promise not to laugh!
[ Oh, everybody loves a frozen hell! Don't they?? ]
My dear son, you are the best of sons! I don't know who would be more worth the worry. [ But he knows Cel worries about his dad sometimes, and that is only fair. ]
Drawing? That's a fascinating skill. What have you been drawing?
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[ Snerk ] I'm a parent, we're constitutionally incapable of not worrying. But I'll do my best.
Tell me what you've been up to, and I'll promise not to laugh!
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I know that well, Atar, and I love you better for it. (But he won't give Curufin a reason to worry if he can help it.)
I have been drawing.
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My dear son, you are the best of sons! I don't know who would be more worth the worry. [ But he knows Cel worries about his dad sometimes, and that is only fair. ]
Drawing? That's a fascinating skill. What have you been drawing?