"You can approach slowly, lass; we mean you no harm. Come, sit awhile."
The voice that called to her from the light was rather unexpected--she knew that she was not very subtle at all in her floating sphere of water, but she hoped that she would at least be able to observe their actions for a bit longer. Surface dwellers were always so intriguing to watch, especially in places where they normally were not to be found... such as on the side of a mountain in the ruins of a place long forgotten. The ocean had plenty of places much like this--ancient locales that had been drowned in eons past, before even the Depths had contacted her for her services.
Even still, they had not attacked her on-sight, which was always a good sign. Most land-walkers she encountered thought her evil--then again, most land-walkers weren't hulking behemoths in armor like this. In fact, she had never seen a creature like this in her travels on land. What exactly was it?
The other human with the blond tuft atop its head did not respond to her presence, nor did he seem to respond to the other creature's invitation. Perhaps he was sleeping at the fire already, something that seemed rather rude for a guest to do. The customs of the land-walkers, though, were as foreign to her as her customs to them. They did not understand the ways of the Depths, the rituals and sacrifices that must be performed in order to keep it satisfied... keep it from dwindling down to a puddle...
In any case, if the creature in the armor invited her to join them, who was she to ignore a willing invitation? With a thought, the bubble she had been maintaining immediately splashed onto the ground, allowing her to land on her feet situated on the dampened earth. She inhaled deeply, letting the air rush through her body--it was always a new sensation to her, even after how many times she had actually been out on the surface. She could handle the dryness for a time, although with that bright light and the heat she could feel on her skin, she might dry out rather quickly. It might be a better idea to stay toward the shadows so she did not completely dehydrate herself.
The light glimmered off of the water covering her skin as she walked into the clearing, letting the two see her form for the first time. She imagined that it was rather unusual for either of them to take in her form--most land-walkers did; she looked rather alien in comparison to most of their kind. Still, the armored figure was more interesting than any land-walker she had ever seen before. She took a few steps around the light source, keeping her distance as to maintain as much of the moisture as possible on her skin.
She was certain that both of them were staring at her as she made her way around--it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. What was out of the ordinary, though, was the fact that she was not surrounded by her bubble. Perhaps she wanted to be more sociable, and removing that physical barrier would allow more of a connection between the three of them, even if that meant her immediate discomfort. The water was so much more comfortable than this dry heat, though... she was half-tempted to invite everyone for a quick swim, even the one completely covered in armor. She thought that it would have never tried it--new experiences and all that for potential new candidates... although how would it swim? It was not up to her how that was discovered, though; that was up to the infinite wisdom of the Depths.
As she walked around to the other side of the camp, she reached out and placed a dripping wet hand on the armor-clad figure. It felt unnaturally cold on the side away from the fire, almost as cold as the ocean floor in some places. A shiver of delight shot through her arm at the thought of home. She placed another hand on the armor and smiled, closing her eyes and letting the chill rush through her body.
"Cold... It's so... cold..." she murmured to herself, still loud enough for the armored creature to hear her voice. Some said it was rather soothing at times, like the sound of the tides hitting the beach at midnight. "Cold as the deepest trenches, yet this is only your surface... I wonder what secrets you hide from the world..." It almost sounded as if she was asleep, lost in the swirling memories of somewhere far away from this place...
She understood that this might seem rather off-putting to both of them, but she was intrigued by this figure. She released her still-wet hands from the armor and placed the backs of them on other shadowed spots, letting the chill run down her arms again. Her gills stood on end, emitting a bit of condensed air in response as she closed her eyes once more and grinned, displaying some sharpened teeth before slowly lifting her hands off of the figure and stepping back away from the fire.
"Shall I... sit here?" she mused as water began to trickle up from the ground and around her legs. "I... I believe I will..." Soon, a large hemiphere of water consumed the lower half of her body, forming larger and larger until her entire being was encased in a large sphere. Being careful to stay away from the hot light, she rolled the sphere around to the opposite side of the site, swimming in her bubble and staring at the other two all the while. She poked her head out of the side of the sphere closest to the others, making sure to keep the gills on her neck submerged.
They would have questions for her. Land-walkers always had questions for her. This did not bother her one bit. Large black eyes stared out at them, the faintest hint of a smile forming at her lips. Perhaps she was more than the armored figure had imagined her to be. In any case, she had been invited--she would remain until circumstances necessitated her exit.