He wasn't entirely sure how he felt about flying by airship yet, but it seemed like something he would need to get used to now, at least until he could master the changes in his teleportation magic. Certainly the slowness of it made him appreciate the aquaportation that he had come to rely on in recent years all the more. Still, once he was within Halo's borders he was able to move swiftly beneath the moonlight under his own magic, making his way to the Sea of Glass and the icy waters whose chill could not touch his Academy-protected skin as he slid into it and shifted into his manta ray form once more.
It was still the most natural and comforting to swim in the form that he had known all his life, moving gracefully beneath the ice. He came upon the shrine at the shore shortly after dawn and shifted back to his merform to bow his head before it in silent prayer to the old gods, and to Safrin and Vi in particular. There were respects to be paid and thanks to be given for the gifts he had been given, and he was punctilious about honoring his patrons. He took his offerings from the net bag that he had carried with him, hooked over a cephalic fin for the water portion of his journey and laid them as close to the altar as he could reach: a bracelet of stars carved from pale blue and clear seaglass, and a pendant of amber polished to a high shine and holding an intact seed within its heart.
And then he settled in to wait for Evie's arrival with calm but eager anticipation.
It was still the most natural and comforting to swim in the form that he had known all his life, moving gracefully beneath the ice. He came upon the shrine at the shore shortly after dawn and shifted back to his merform to bow his head before it in silent prayer to the old gods, and to Safrin and Vi in particular. There were respects to be paid and thanks to be given for the gifts he had been given, and he was punctilious about honoring his patrons. He took his offerings from the net bag that he had carried with him, hooked over a cephalic fin for the water portion of his journey and laid them as close to the altar as he could reach: a bracelet of stars carved from pale blue and clear seaglass, and a pendant of amber polished to a high shine and holding an intact seed within its heart.
And then he settled in to wait for Evie's arrival with calm but eager anticipation.
