Mischief was a welcome relief from the work around them, and the edges of the mermanta's lips twitched up in a smile in return. Telling the Supernova that he had a 'dad bod' was nothing Hadama might ever dare to do, but he tilted his head to the side, eyes twinkling as he imagined the look on Ronin's face upon hearing such a statement. "I am looking forward to hearing that report," he murmured, trusting that Flora would indeed take note of the reactions of her fathers.
And hopefully share them with him later.
But they could not rely entirely upon the demigods. They could only be in so many places at once, and Torchline's coast was long and its islands many. Hadama considered Flora's suggestions as he ate the pepper in his chopsticks, and followed it with a bite of rice. "Mm. It will be easier to plan upgrades in while building back, rather than after the work is done," he said slowly. "But right now I agree that we need soldiers to keep the voidborn out of Haulani until our quest is done." He paused, then looked back to Flora with a tilt to his head. "Given what we are facing, I would train our current soldiers to become stronger." Rather than making another batch of weaker ones, who might go down quickly in a fight.
And hopefully share them with him later.
But they could not rely entirely upon the demigods. They could only be in so many places at once, and Torchline's coast was long and its islands many. Hadama considered Flora's suggestions as he ate the pepper in his chopsticks, and followed it with a bite of rice. "Mm. It will be easier to plan upgrades in while building back, rather than after the work is done," he said slowly. "But right now I agree that we need soldiers to keep the voidborn out of Haulani until our quest is done." He paused, then looked back to Flora with a tilt to his head. "Given what we are facing, I would train our current soldiers to become stronger." Rather than making another batch of weaker ones, who might go down quickly in a fight.
