Mae blinked in confusion, the man was not phased at all by the water wall behind her that could come down on him if she made it. She pouted and crossed her arms turning away as the water crashed back down to it's spot. Well, he wasn't any fun to tease in the manner of scaring the shit out of him.
Home, a word Mae was far from familiar from. "Eh, nothing but the bright sun above bothers me much...I travel the winds and let my drift take me." She said relaxed as she yawned a bit making a slight squeak noise.
She swam to the other side still faced away as she laughed a bit leaning towards the end of the other side. "Protector..? Heh...Don't need one..." She closed her eyes softly her arms crossed on the edge as she let her chin rest gently on them. "If anything, you'd be the one needing protection from one like me...Last protector I had...Let's just say, he met his end..." Mae reached down still faced away from the man fiddling now with her locket. She sounded rather calm in bitter in her words before putting the locket away and taking a deep breath. "I don't need a 'protector' to lug around and have getting in my way...No, not again--I couldn't bare to have that fact upon my shoulders."
( Heh, god luck with trying to reel in Mae... She's a tough cookie to crack. xD )