A steely-haired head dipped in acknowledgment of having more power, emerald eyes meeting sapphire blue with a gleam of amused understanding for a kindred spirit. Two men who sought to stand between their people and the harsh cruelties of the world, to the best of their abilities.
Though Noah's abilities were decidedly more impressive, given what he had become. It was something the mer king had admired in his friend since their first training together, and now...
The question that was returned was inevitable, given the direction of things, and Hadama took a slow, deep breath. Feeling air fill his lungs in place of water gave him a feeling of lightness, of floating, rather than a sense of being grounded the way he'd heard a human friend describe it. Still, there was a quiet joy and a little lingering awe in the attuned bond as he tilted his head in confirmation of the question left hanging. "I asked Safrin to improve my armor," he began, reaching across his chest to touch the starry armlet around his left bicep. "Instead she told me to meditate on how I would serve her in the future. Either as Deimos does, as a mortal. Or as Ronin does, as a demigod."
Though Noah's abilities were decidedly more impressive, given what he had become. It was something the mer king had admired in his friend since their first training together, and now...
The question that was returned was inevitable, given the direction of things, and Hadama took a slow, deep breath. Feeling air fill his lungs in place of water gave him a feeling of lightness, of floating, rather than a sense of being grounded the way he'd heard a human friend describe it. Still, there was a quiet joy and a little lingering awe in the attuned bond as he tilted his head in confirmation of the question left hanging. "I asked Safrin to improve my armor," he began, reaching across his chest to touch the starry armlet around his left bicep. "Instead she told me to meditate on how I would serve her in the future. Either as Deimos does, as a mortal. Or as Ronin does, as a demigod."
