Her words fell into silence as Hadama considered them; perhaps agreeing with some and disagreeing with others, but not interrupting her either way. She shared her beliefs and he listened, learning, and watched her patterns grow and change upon the wet sand.
He could see what appeared to be the face of a seal taking shape from the petals of flowers, a fascinating transformation and worthy performance for the ingenuity of the art alone. He nodded slow acknowledgment of the meanings of the other objects that he had seen, looking up to meet her questioning glance when she put some of them away.
"I do not know a deeper meaning of driftwood," he admitted. "But it is often used as decoration, either carved or left natural. It is not..." The mermanta sought for the word for a moment. "...considered elegant. But it is popular." He looked to the braid of seagrass, quiet amusement turning thoughtful again. "Kelp and seagrass are different things with different meanings. Kelp is more like... the trees of your jungles. Seagrass roots. It is stability. Steadfastness. Nurturing. Kelp floats. It is striving towards a goal. Hope. But also losing sight of your past. For good or for ill."
He could see what appeared to be the face of a seal taking shape from the petals of flowers, a fascinating transformation and worthy performance for the ingenuity of the art alone. He nodded slow acknowledgment of the meanings of the other objects that he had seen, looking up to meet her questioning glance when she put some of them away.
"I do not know a deeper meaning of driftwood," he admitted. "But it is often used as decoration, either carved or left natural. It is not..." The mermanta sought for the word for a moment. "...considered elegant. But it is popular." He looked to the braid of seagrass, quiet amusement turning thoughtful again. "Kelp and seagrass are different things with different meanings. Kelp is more like... the trees of your jungles. Seagrass roots. It is stability. Steadfastness. Nurturing. Kelp floats. It is striving towards a goal. Hope. But also losing sight of your past. For good or for ill."
