Aegir was pleased that the bird held so much interest in his water reading and didn't think it strange. He had to restrain himself from jumping into a whole long speech about what exactly the water spoke to him and, instead, simplified it so that it was easier for the bird to understand.
Aegir had been expecting the question and he smiled gently. Of course, everyone wanted to know their future. Or at least a glimpse of what was to come. His searchings were fruitful - not far away was a large pool of clear, crystal water. It would be easier then the river in Polaris, certainly.
He led the way forward, his eyes on the water, wondering what it would be like to read these crystal, beautiful pools, surrounded by the rushing waves and falls. Would it be easier with such music or more distracting? He would find out soon enough.
He stopped at the edge and turned to the bird.
Aegir dipped his head at Hear-Song's request. It was always the most difficult, of course, trying to divine such a vast world in simple water, but there was always an answer. Even if it was vague and incomprehensible. Aegir would do it anyways, as was his duty.
He stepped forward so that his paws were almost hanging off the edge and lowered himself to his belly. His jaws opened and a stream of water poured forth. Three, in fact, perfectly timed, perfectly sized, bolts of water in three separate places. As soon as they touched the water, he immediately leaned forward as far as he could to observe the ripples and the splashes in the water, watching the pattern, watching the way it moved.
After a moment of silence as the ripples died away, he began to speak.
He went silent for a moment after this before taking a deep breath and getting back up to his feet. He turned to Heart-Song and dipped his head.
Aegir watched Heart-Song's reaction carefully and then chuckled at her second question. Of course, magic. He wondered if the water would ever divulge such information, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
He turned back and, instead of shooting water into the pond, he instead picked up a small pebble in his claws and tossed it into the water. He watched the splash and the ripple and chuckled again at the water's answer. Of course, it would not tell him specifics.
He nodded to himself, reaffirming that this was what he read in the water before turning back towards Heart-Song completely.
Aegir gave a small dip of his head. A sudden question of his own came to his head and, without warning, whipped around and tossed a pebble into the water. The ripples immediately gave his answer and he happily turned back to the bird.
The bear cub held out his front paw and focused on the palm. After a few seconds, a little crystal suddenly appeared and began to grow, as he laid more and more layers of ice on top of the first little ice crystal until it began to take shape. A small little antler, similar to the one on top of Aegir's head. He held it out to the bird, still not aware of how ice melted where things were not freezing.