"Deimos," the Tidebreaker likewise greeted his fellow ruler, inclining his head in respect to one of Halo's staunch leaders. He noted the pile of paperwork that assailed the desk, no less mountainous than the papers that were stacked around merfolk pool in the Court of Stars, before returning his jeweled gaze to the Resurrected Sword. "No. Though please give Evie my regards if I cannot stay." His voice held a quiet warmth for the Evergreen who had befriended a simple jeweler and chef before he had claimed his crown.
But the mermanta's appearance in the Citadel, without warning or prior notice, required an explanation out of both courtesy and necessity, and he drew a slow breath to arrange his words for clarity. "Apologies for not sending word ahead. I came to the Sea of Glass to pray, and Safrin granted me legs to come speak with you immediately after." There had not been time for the more usual channels, when the goddess laid her charge and made her will crystalline. "It is a question of a personal nature. If you are willing to speak of your service to Her?" He paused for permission before asking any further questions.
But the mermanta's appearance in the Citadel, without warning or prior notice, required an explanation out of both courtesy and necessity, and he drew a slow breath to arrange his words for clarity. "Apologies for not sending word ahead. I came to the Sea of Glass to pray, and Safrin granted me legs to come speak with you immediately after." There had not been time for the more usual channels, when the goddess laid her charge and made her will crystalline. "It is a question of a personal nature. If you are willing to speak of your service to Her?" He paused for permission before asking any further questions.
