[this is literally a fantasy. YOU'VE CHANGED GENRES, DIRK. WHAT NOW. Geir doesn't really react to the freezing-up. it's pretty normal for small prey animals to choke up when he gets close to them.]

All right.

[pulls back and sits up on his haunches to glance up at the sky instead, then, if Dirk is fine. most of the fish were already taken care of before they started showing off...]

I don't think there are many left.