"Thank you, Isla," he rumbled to the unfamiliar woman. Or... perhaps not entirely unfamiliar? Ancients were still few enough to be memorable and he thought he might have seen her in the Hanged Man before...
But no matter.
Rocks were easy enough to collect. They did not try to run away, and there were no steep sleeps for them to roll down. The shifting mists of the Rainbow Road did make navigation and staying together difficult, however, and soon Isla was out of sight of the two Mer as the colorful, prismatic mists rolled and roiled between them.
Indeed, the day seemed a little darker for Andromeda and Hadama as they moved slowly through the shallows, the King choosing his stones with care for the task ahead while the mermaid filled her bag hurriedly. They had filled their bags by about a quarter when the wind began to pick up, whipping the fog around them and the chitter of a laughing encantado came from the waves nearby. A second echoed back on the other side of them, and a flash of slick dark hide was briefly visible between the clouds before vanishing again as the thunder rumbled directly over their heads.
A little ways away, Isla was enjoying the warmth of the sun playing through the low-lying clouds that billowed around her, lovely and many-hued. Her bag was also beginning to fill nicely with the smaller stones she chose, but her vision was limited by the Road's natural geyser mists and while she could hear the nearby rumble of thunder it was hard to pinpoint the exact direction. The air to the north of her seemed slightly chillier, however, and there was a sense of movement in the water that didn't quite match with the bubbling of the geysers.
Round 2!
Rock collecting is going well but Hadama and Andy have picked up some new friends, and Isla has been separated from them with a mystery of her own. The party is currently split and there is no posting order!
What will you do?
But no matter.
Rocks were easy enough to collect. They did not try to run away, and there were no steep sleeps for them to roll down. The shifting mists of the Rainbow Road did make navigation and staying together difficult, however, and soon Isla was out of sight of the two Mer as the colorful, prismatic mists rolled and roiled between them.
Indeed, the day seemed a little darker for Andromeda and Hadama as they moved slowly through the shallows, the King choosing his stones with care for the task ahead while the mermaid filled her bag hurriedly. They had filled their bags by about a quarter when the wind began to pick up, whipping the fog around them and the chitter of a laughing encantado came from the waves nearby. A second echoed back on the other side of them, and a flash of slick dark hide was briefly visible between the clouds before vanishing again as the thunder rumbled directly over their heads.
A little ways away, Isla was enjoying the warmth of the sun playing through the low-lying clouds that billowed around her, lovely and many-hued. Her bag was also beginning to fill nicely with the smaller stones she chose, but her vision was limited by the Road's natural geyser mists and while she could hear the nearby rumble of thunder it was hard to pinpoint the exact direction. The air to the north of her seemed slightly chillier, however, and there was a sense of movement in the water that didn't quite match with the bubbling of the geysers.
Round 2!
Rock collecting is going well but Hadama and Andy have picked up some new friends, and Isla has been separated from them with a mystery of her own. The party is currently split and there is no posting order!
What will you do?
