[He watches as she settles into the water, and clasps his hands behind his back. Connor gives a little shrug, the line of his shoulders briefly rising.]

Balloons aren’t normally “alive” in the way that we saw them in the temple. When they’re filled with air and shaped like animals, normally, it’s just for fun. For decorative purposes, or for children.

[“Awful noises”, though.]

I actually didn’t mind them too much, even though there might have been too many.