He was stillness to her motion; a steady glacier to her dancing flame. She soaked in information and clues like a sponge and he shared what he knew when prompted, though he spent each word like a clam parting with a pearl. Not with reluctance, but with a care and precision that recognized the consequences of each word that he loosed into the world, and the dangers that might come from them.
Hadama tilted his head in a slow, graceful motion, considering Maea's willingness to change the subject. In the end, however, there was too much value in gaining a new perspective on the dangers facing them for the Tidebreaker to turn away from the topic of the void-touched. Her questions that followed, for example, were ones that had him pausing to think deeply before offering a slight shake of his head.
"Hmm. I have not heard of that," he admitted slowly. "Many are dangerous to be near. They have an... aura. Cold. Frightening. Corrupting. And the chance of an accidental injury is too high. I will not endanger my people for curiosity." He inclined his head to her in respect, but quiet determination. "The potential good is great. But the risks are currently greater."
Hadama tilted his head in a slow, graceful motion, considering Maea's willingness to change the subject. In the end, however, there was too much value in gaining a new perspective on the dangers facing them for the Tidebreaker to turn away from the topic of the void-touched. Her questions that followed, for example, were ones that had him pausing to think deeply before offering a slight shake of his head.
"Hmm. I have not heard of that," he admitted slowly. "Many are dangerous to be near. They have an... aura. Cold. Frightening. Corrupting. And the chance of an accidental injury is too high. I will not endanger my people for curiosity." He inclined his head to her in respect, but quiet determination. "The potential good is great. But the risks are currently greater."
