The water sparkled as Soleil slid into it, starshine faintly visible even in the daytime as it swirled around her legs. Hadama finished with the candle and gave the young woman and her prize his full attention, and if he was surprised at her declaration it didn't show in his serene expression.
But emerald eyes sparkled brightly and he tilted his head in silent approval of her choice.
He accepted the conch back as he considered her answer and then gave a slow nod. "The animal attaches inside the shell-- here." He tapped a point near the crown in demonstration. "You can knock a small hole and scrape it free while it is alive. But it is easier to remove once it is dead." So saying he scooped a little water into the shell and for a moment his eyes flashed sapphire. Ice bloomed from the shell's opening and frost coated the shell as he handed it back to Soleil while he retrieved a small knife from his harness.
"Mmn. Do you have another shape?" Her phrasing was strange but not unheard of. Some Attuned - and some Mer - preferred their animal shapes over their humans ones, after all.
But emerald eyes sparkled brightly and he tilted his head in silent approval of her choice.
He accepted the conch back as he considered her answer and then gave a slow nod. "The animal attaches inside the shell-- here." He tapped a point near the crown in demonstration. "You can knock a small hole and scrape it free while it is alive. But it is easier to remove once it is dead." So saying he scooped a little water into the shell and for a moment his eyes flashed sapphire. Ice bloomed from the shell's opening and frost coated the shell as he handed it back to Soleil while he retrieved a small knife from his harness.
"Mmn. Do you have another shape?" Her phrasing was strange but not unheard of. Some Attuned - and some Mer - preferred their animal shapes over their humans ones, after all.
