Her reassurance was taken at face value, though the king tilted his head in silent curiosity at the mention of a ghost whale. His thumb stroked along the smooth coral of the trident as he considered the great leviathans of the deep and the havoc they could wreak on ships and Merfolk alike. Learning that Maea had some trauma associated with them was no surprise, and he inclined his head in respectful acknowledgment of her reasonable fear.
"It was difficult for me to leave sight of the water when I first gained a human shift," he admitted soberly. Now that he knew its limits and had gained confidence in using the inelegant legs that served the humans in place of tails he was not quite so bound. But he was exquisitely conscious of every passing minute of moonlight on the nights when he stepped away from the water that normally sustained him.
He answered her question about Rae, who was not, in fact, a particularly reassuring god. But they were powerful and commanded respect by their very nature. He nodded once in acceptance of what she shared of her family, but he was content to remain silent until she spoke again. Then he finally showed a little expression, his brow gaining a small furrow at her suggestion that they would 'get used to it.' "Hmm. I hope we will not," he said, slow and considering the option carefully. "If it spreads like a sickness, it may not be something we can live alongside." If all it took was a single bite or scratch to become corrupted it would not be long before all of Caido had become void-touched.
"Rae did not not seem... pleased," he chose the word with care, "with these... invaders. And the inhabitants of Starfall are more powerful than even Remi and Ronin." The two strongest people - Mer or human, mortal or demigod - that he knew. "If they chose to expand by force... I do not know how they could be stopped."
"It was difficult for me to leave sight of the water when I first gained a human shift," he admitted soberly. Now that he knew its limits and had gained confidence in using the inelegant legs that served the humans in place of tails he was not quite so bound. But he was exquisitely conscious of every passing minute of moonlight on the nights when he stepped away from the water that normally sustained him.
He answered her question about Rae, who was not, in fact, a particularly reassuring god. But they were powerful and commanded respect by their very nature. He nodded once in acceptance of what she shared of her family, but he was content to remain silent until she spoke again. Then he finally showed a little expression, his brow gaining a small furrow at her suggestion that they would 'get used to it.' "Hmm. I hope we will not," he said, slow and considering the option carefully. "If it spreads like a sickness, it may not be something we can live alongside." If all it took was a single bite or scratch to become corrupted it would not be long before all of Caido had become void-touched.
"Rae did not not seem... pleased," he chose the word with care, "with these... invaders. And the inhabitants of Starfall are more powerful than even Remi and Ronin." The two strongest people - Mer or human, mortal or demigod - that he knew. "If they chose to expand by force... I do not know how they could be stopped."
