"The... actual ocean... ?" She is just as confused by his question as he was by what she said. "Oh, no, I am not a mermaid." She gives him a conspiratorial look like she is sharing a joke with him. "Though we often call each other cousins of land and water." The giggle is polite. She thinks she it is very clever.

"The Great Sea Spirit is our families... patron. If you would think of it like that. I could show you I suppose if you have not seen it before?" That would be alright, it is a good thing to show her bond, as it honours the family, and show her connection - which must always be upheld, of that there is no question.