It was a significantly battered and bruised King of the sea who accompanied the last of the humans into the safe house cave, and he nodded wearily to Ray's thanks. We will rebuild. Together, this time, he promised. Though the coastline is already... changed. Some of the islands have floated into the sky. Whether they would still be there when the quakes ceased and they emerged once more was anyone's guess.
Certainly the mermanta had no previous experience to measure it against, and he settled for seeing to his own people for now, moving among them with a quiet word of praise here, a squeezed shoulder of thanks there, and making sure the wounded were tended to.
Some were missing. Too many. From Flora and her twin to those among the mer who had volunteered to come with him, and Hadama took note of each one grimly.
"I will return to the Underwater City," he said, aloud for the benefit of the humans as well as through telepathy for those that could hear him. He might have preferred the quiet companionship of Ray, but they were the only leaders their people had here in the Fingers and duty came first. "And make sure my people there are still safe. Then I will return for the second watch."
He would seek out Ray later, when they had both had time to process, to mourn, and to come to terms with how the end of a world had changed them.
He owed her greatly, and he would not soon forget it.
Hadama will use his Aquaportation to return to the Underwater City and see how his people there have fared. Once he's seen to them, he'll use the same power to return to the safe house waters and will take the second watch.
Certainly the mermanta had no previous experience to measure it against, and he settled for seeing to his own people for now, moving among them with a quiet word of praise here, a squeezed shoulder of thanks there, and making sure the wounded were tended to.
Some were missing. Too many. From Flora and her twin to those among the mer who had volunteered to come with him, and Hadama took note of each one grimly.
"I will return to the Underwater City," he said, aloud for the benefit of the humans as well as through telepathy for those that could hear him. He might have preferred the quiet companionship of Ray, but they were the only leaders their people had here in the Fingers and duty came first. "And make sure my people there are still safe. Then I will return for the second watch."
He would seek out Ray later, when they had both had time to process, to mourn, and to come to terms with how the end of a world had changed them.
He owed her greatly, and he would not soon forget it.
Hadama will use his Aquaportation to return to the Underwater City and see how his people there have fared. Once he's seen to them, he'll use the same power to return to the safe house waters and will take the second watch.
