As shallow as the water was, he had little choice but to block with either weapon or water magic; his normal swift grace within the waves was significantly hampered by how he had to coil his tailed bottom half beneath him on the sand to hold his torso upright above the surface so that he made a fair target.
He made for a good target, at least, for someone unused to throwing projectiles at a living target with intent to - not harm; that was not the Caretaker's way, but at least... to impact.
Lena's call of forewarning was met with a short nod and nothing more as Hadama focused on the rock in her hand. He'd practiced this game with his water magic before, of course, when Melita had done the tossing, but it was a different set of muscles - literal ones - to train now as he swept the trident with its starlit tines through the air where he expected the stone to be...
And missed.
The rock bounced off his muscled chest and he glanced down at the spot with a slight furrowing of his brow. "Hmm." His opinion of Lena's aim went up a notch and he considered how he had swung too early. After a long, thoughtful pause and a slight shifting of his grip he nodded to Lena again, a pulse of encouragement nudging through the Attuned bond to let her know he was ready for round two.
He made for a good target, at least, for someone unused to throwing projectiles at a living target with intent to - not harm; that was not the Caretaker's way, but at least... to impact.
Lena's call of forewarning was met with a short nod and nothing more as Hadama focused on the rock in her hand. He'd practiced this game with his water magic before, of course, when Melita had done the tossing, but it was a different set of muscles - literal ones - to train now as he swept the trident with its starlit tines through the air where he expected the stone to be...
And missed.
The rock bounced off his muscled chest and he glanced down at the spot with a slight furrowing of his brow. "Hmm." His opinion of Lena's aim went up a notch and he considered how he had swung too early. After a long, thoughtful pause and a slight shifting of his grip he nodded to Lena again, a pulse of encouragement nudging through the Attuned bond to let her know he was ready for round two.
