"Heh, well you never know," Lea said, smiling. "Not everybody is that nice about it when asked a question that 'everybody' already ought to know the answer to."

He made a noise of thoughtful acknowledgement at the explanation before taking a moment to watch the boats himself. "Hmm, yeah I guess," he said. "I don't really see enough entertainment value in it to draw this much of a crowd, but that might just be me."

"My name's Lea, by the way," he said after a moment, turning his gaze back to Noa and offering the boy a handshake. "And since you just discovered this too, I'm guessing that you're- shall we say- from 'out of town' the same way I am?"