International incidents may have been brewing in other waters, but not here. A friendly spar often came with a few cuts and bruises, and an unexpected attack was all the more valuable for the lesson it taught. The mermanta was pleased, both with Sohalia's progress and ingenuity and with his own reflexes in reacting to her surprises.
He inclined his head in acknowledgment of her apology, but his eyes were warm and twinkling. No. It was a good instinct. Anything can be a weapon. And in a real fight it would have bought you time while I dodged. Time to retreat out of range of my magic, or to prepare an ambush when I resurfaced.
He turned, beginning his slow swim back towards the sea and the Boondocks, where Sohalia could catch a ride home. Will you tell me how you gained this form? A hopefully pleasant topic of conversation to while away the journey home. His own would be much faster; once Sohalia had safely boarded her transport the Tidebreaker gathered his magic and aquaported back to Torchline to reconvene with Harper and inform his people of the unsettling news.
~Fin~
He inclined his head in acknowledgment of her apology, but his eyes were warm and twinkling. No. It was a good instinct. Anything can be a weapon. And in a real fight it would have bought you time while I dodged. Time to retreat out of range of my magic, or to prepare an ambush when I resurfaced.
He turned, beginning his slow swim back towards the sea and the Boondocks, where Sohalia could catch a ride home. Will you tell me how you gained this form? A hopefully pleasant topic of conversation to while away the journey home. His own would be much faster; once Sohalia had safely boarded her transport the Tidebreaker gathered his magic and aquaported back to Torchline to reconvene with Harper and inform his people of the unsettling news.
~Fin~
