[ oh hey, holding it like that... sort of worked? so once leanne is finished, he'll put his own hands there, trying to... will the tower into place. ]

Yes, I have begun to get that impression. This beach is very ill-prepared for an invasion. [ though he doesn't know much about the geography of this world yet, so whether or not it would even work as a landing point he can't say. why he would think about this while building sand castles, i don't even know. ]

A son? [ he actually looks surprised at that. ] Haha.. well, I have been told I seem like a father at times, but no. No sons. [ wait. ] Perhaps you met one of my subordinates?

[ not that they're... actually his subordinates anymore... but whatever, that's complicated. ]