[Well if anything, Alhaitham supposes that Rem is taking this rather well, in a manner of speaking. There's no real reason to disparage her from that so he doesn't, instead picking up his own pace as well in order to keep up with her.]

It is in our best interests to prevent as many of them from being pecked open by the seagulls as possible. [He remarks after watching her toss away the driftwood.] There's no denying that the number of seagulls around are rather plentiful.

[So, you know, a little bit of culling is always an option.]