"Oh, neat! Maybe your boyfriend will be able to help figure out the shapeshifting thing since he has practice with it!"

He has no idea how much Varian's boyfriend knows, but the fact that he actually knows how to control his shape shifting means he probably knows a lot more about the power than Luca.

Focusing on the rocks, Luca says, "Got it."

And he powers ahead, his tail beating furiously against the waves, his single focus being on getting them to the rocks.