Careful dabs of mussel glue soon attached the ends of the fishing wire to the bottom of the buoy and Hadama held it up with satisfaction. The charms had been Soleil's idea back in Leafchange, and he was content with the effect on his own lantern. He set it nearby Edmund's, admiring the younger man's creation while the Ancient considered his question and how to answer it.
It was, unfortunately, a dead end for the moment, but one with hope on the horizon, much like the distant dawn. He nodded in acknowledgment of Edmund's intention to visit - and ask - as soon as the darkness lifted, but the words that came next brought a thoughtful look to his face. His tail swept slowly through the water.
"If the danger is an old one, yes. If it is new... then we must wait for Safrin to return to learn more about it," the mermanta said slowly.
It was, unfortunately, a dead end for the moment, but one with hope on the horizon, much like the distant dawn. He nodded in acknowledgment of Edmund's intention to visit - and ask - as soon as the darkness lifted, but the words that came next brought a thoughtful look to his face. His tail swept slowly through the water.
"If the danger is an old one, yes. If it is new... then we must wait for Safrin to return to learn more about it," the mermanta said slowly.
