He truly hadn't meant to startle her, and Hadama swam quickly to stop one of the bandage rolls from falling into the canal. His hand was damp, but it was far less damage than the cloth would have received otherwise. Offering it back to the woman with an apologetic tilt of his head, he saw the other contents of her basket. ”Excuse me, healer. I did not mean to surprise you.” Emerald eyes looked over the stranger, noting her unfamiliarity with the market and apparent unease, even in this less-traveled area.
”Are you lost?” he asked, curiosity and courtesy all in one. Fish markets weren’t the usual place for healers… but then, they weren’t the usual haunts of merfolk, either.
”Are you lost?” he asked, curiosity and courtesy all in one. Fish markets weren’t the usual place for healers… but then, they weren’t the usual haunts of merfolk, either.
