Melita had a knack for finding the best patisseries in town, and it was over a meal of cream puffs and beignets and light conversation that she’d posed a question about the Underwater City. Hadama had considered it with his usual thoughtfulness, but instead of giving her a simple answer he had posed a question in return: Would she like to see for herself?
It had been some time since he’d received the ring of underwater breathing from Safrin and he’d hesitated to break the tradition of isolation that the Underwater City had long held to. Melita had earned both his friendship and his trust, however, and with Safrin’s tacit blessing he came to the decision to show her his home, as she had helped him learn about Haulani.
A few days later he waited for her in the shallows near the current northernmost island of the Kuali Isles, studying the simple ring on his finger with a calm eye as he waited for the honeybee girl to arrive. He had no way of testing it for himself, but they’d find out soon enough how well it worked…
Melita
It had been some time since he’d received the ring of underwater breathing from Safrin and he’d hesitated to break the tradition of isolation that the Underwater City had long held to. Melita had earned both his friendship and his trust, however, and with Safrin’s tacit blessing he came to the decision to show her his home, as she had helped him learn about Haulani.
A few days later he waited for her in the shallows near the current northernmost island of the Kuali Isles, studying the simple ring on his finger with a calm eye as he waited for the honeybee girl to arrive. He had no way of testing it for himself, but they’d find out soon enough how well it worked…
Melita
