"There's no way they could possibly perceive that."

Even though he knows that it's for the person with the lantern, not for those who have no idea this is even happening.

He walks a few more steps into the water, setting down the lantern and giving it a nudge so the tide takes it away. There's a part of him that hopes a wave crashes into it and destroys the thing so he can stop looking at it. But no such luck, it spins a bit but steadily floats out towards the open bay.

Folding his arms, he stands there in the water, the bottom of his robes swaying gently with the ebb and flow.

"The harbor is going to be filled with these things."