Hadama would have greeted Splat if he had known he was there, but alas the small darkling was out of the mermanta's sight, so it was that Edmund received the whole of the Tidebreaker's attention. He nodded amiably as the young man made room and he swam to the opened space, resting his arms on the side of the tide pool and the smooth rocks that ringed it.
"Indeed," he agreed with his usual deadpan humor to the description of 'loud but peaceful,' though there was a tell-tale twinkle in his eyes where they reflected the firelight from the nearest - but still distant - party.
The question crinkled the corners of the King's eyes as he "Hmm"ed thoughtfully. "It has been good. But I am ready for a rest," he admitted. "Underwater we are less wild, but just as festive. There is always some light in the City, but it is dangerous to leave its borders. So it is a good chance to spend time with friends and family." A week-long holiday for many, though there was certainly an element as prone to partying just as hard as the humans did!
"Indeed," he agreed with his usual deadpan humor to the description of 'loud but peaceful,' though there was a tell-tale twinkle in his eyes where they reflected the firelight from the nearest - but still distant - party.
The question crinkled the corners of the King's eyes as he "Hmm"ed thoughtfully. "It has been good. But I am ready for a rest," he admitted. "Underwater we are less wild, but just as festive. There is always some light in the City, but it is dangerous to leave its borders. So it is a good chance to spend time with friends and family." A week-long holiday for many, though there was certainly an element as prone to partying just as hard as the humans did!
