Noah's taunting drew a sideways glance from the mermanta, and a quirk of his lips. He inclined his head in acknowledgment of the teasing, but the demigod's words were no lie. Only a fool, indeed, would not be awed by the great old gods. And no one living had more experience with one of them than Noah. "Indeed. I would not want to be on their bad side," he murmured with his usual gift for understatement as they traveled the frozen and half-swamped Tundra in companionable silence broken by occasional quiet conversation.
Until it was broken by the curious glitter of floating frost beneath the Longheat sun. Hadama paused to admire the play of light through the strange phenomenon--
And then coughed as the elemental menace floated gleefully into his face. Quick as thought he dived beneath the water, expelling the frozen air out through his gills and drawing water into his lungs to ease them. His cold resistance from the Academy saved him from serious pain, but the discomfort was very real as he called out from beneath the safety of the waves: What was that?
Until it was broken by the curious glitter of floating frost beneath the Longheat sun. Hadama paused to admire the play of light through the strange phenomenon--
And then coughed as the elemental menace floated gleefully into his face. Quick as thought he dived beneath the water, expelling the frozen air out through his gills and drawing water into his lungs to ease them. His cold resistance from the Academy saved him from serious pain, but the discomfort was very real as he called out from beneath the safety of the waves: What was that?
