Soldat shakes their head a little. There's not much Merwen can do about fears that come from before they died, really, and they don't feel like wading through trying to explain. Words are hard, sometimes. Easier to talk about the water. "Well. It's not a sea, it's a lake. So that's probably one reason it's different. There's land on all sides, so the water isn't as rough. Or salty."

They aren't actually sure how they know the ocean is salty, honestly. Apparently they've been at some point?

"Compared to seas on Earth, anyway. Your sea might be different," they realize.