"My, that does seem to be the implication, doesn't it?" As Gethin himself has practically outright stated. 'Would' means that that he hasn't. That he can't. Well, these things do happen. Proud of her young Ivan for taking the initiative to go closer himself, Luce begins to slowly move through the water to get a good look at things.

"And it's not going to last much as a home if it keeps banging against every other thing this way."