Hadama was still for a moment, aware of his height on land and the breadth of his shoulders and not wanting to loom. Once Ellyra had stopped he took two small, slow steps towards her as well before coming to a halt at a more comfortable speaking distance.
Her mention of Lena brought the ghost of a smile to his lips and he tilted his head in recognition. "She is very conscientious of her charges," he agreed, a warmth in his rumbling voice as he spoke of his friend.
The questions that followed revealed that he was not quite as incognito as he might have hoped, but the young woman's rush of apparent embarrassment at them earned a slight shake of the King's head in gentle reassurance. "I do not mind. It is a rare gift among my people." He lifted his face to the round, bright moon that shone down through the Gardens' eternal twilight. "When the moon is full I can shift into a human. Like you can shift into a lion." It was all a matter of perspective. "I use the chance to see places my people normally could not. Lena has often mentioned the Celestine and I have always wished to see it. Tonight, I am here." He returned his attention to Ellyra and nodded to the path ahead.
"Walk with me?"
Her mention of Lena brought the ghost of a smile to his lips and he tilted his head in recognition. "She is very conscientious of her charges," he agreed, a warmth in his rumbling voice as he spoke of his friend.
The questions that followed revealed that he was not quite as incognito as he might have hoped, but the young woman's rush of apparent embarrassment at them earned a slight shake of the King's head in gentle reassurance. "I do not mind. It is a rare gift among my people." He lifted his face to the round, bright moon that shone down through the Gardens' eternal twilight. "When the moon is full I can shift into a human. Like you can shift into a lion." It was all a matter of perspective. "I use the chance to see places my people normally could not. Lena has often mentioned the Celestine and I have always wished to see it. Tonight, I am here." He returned his attention to Ellyra and nodded to the path ahead.
"Walk with me?"
