[He smiles faintly at that, and gives a squeeze to Eridan's shoulder before releasing him, but when Eridan mentions Feferi, the smile disappears]

The Heiress an I havven't gotten off on the right foot, but I'm hopin' to repair that, somehoww. Puttin' that aside, I'm glad you an I are on the same page.

Noww, tell me about wwater. You're a sea dwweller. Wwhy is it like this?