"Oh! Okay..." Diarmuid isn't quite sure if he understands, but if that is how things work, that is how things work. It sounds kind of like magic...of a sort. That is good enough for him.
"He will. I know he will. It is better not to trick him..." The way the boy says it and shakes his head almost makes it seem like he has tried before and failed. Probably messily too. Better not to make another mess just to prove what he already knows.
When he is offered the berry, Diarmuid looks at it for several moments before popping it into his mouth. Just as Professor Oak mentioned, it doesn't taste like much, "Yes, Lir can have them. Is my tongue blue now?" The boy giggles and then sticks out his tongue. That might be the only saving grace of the berry when it comes to humans. If it stains well...
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"He will. I know he will. It is better not to trick him..." The way the boy says it and shakes his head almost makes it seem like he has tried before and failed. Probably messily too. Better not to make another mess just to prove what he already knows.
When he is offered the berry, Diarmuid looks at it for several moments before popping it into his mouth. Just as Professor Oak mentioned, it doesn't taste like much, "Yes, Lir can have them. Is my tongue blue now?" The boy giggles and then sticks out his tongue. That might be the only saving grace of the berry when it comes to humans. If it stains well...