So long as the music remained slow Hadama had grasped the rhythm of feet and gently swaying bodies and no longer seemed quite as prone to almost-stepping on Flora's toes. It was his turn to crane his head down as she rested her head on his chest, the position an uncommon one to find himself in. Few were so bold with physical contact with the Tidebreaker, but a little more tension eased from his frame as he relaxed beneath the reassuring contact.
What Flora had to say was reassuring as well, though he had to pause to try and parse the dip into Halovian styles for Caido's newest oldest race. "...Ah." Deciding to pursue the sartorial segue at a later date, he focused instead on the question of goods for trade. "Torchline was going to trade with Halo and Stormbreak while Harper was King," he mused, dredging up old memories that had faded to mere bruises after so long. "And when Sohalia was Heart. But the LongNight meteors fell before we could meet with the Wardens. And Stormbreak was in no position to trade after the War." Too much damage had been taken, and they had needed to focus on rebuilding. Discussions had been postponed... indefinitely.
But Flora's charm returned the option to them and the edges of Hadama's eyes crinkled faintly in the torchlight. "I would trust you to negotiate the teeth from a shark," he assured her, voice solemn but his hand squeezed hers lightly as they managed a slow spin around a corner. "Luck and Healing would be a useful combination, if you think that Sunjata would be the easiest to approach." She had family ties to draw on in King's End, and the Flood seemed the most likely to eventually forgive Hadama's actions of earlier.
What Flora had to say was reassuring as well, though he had to pause to try and parse the dip into Halovian styles for Caido's newest oldest race. "...Ah." Deciding to pursue the sartorial segue at a later date, he focused instead on the question of goods for trade. "Torchline was going to trade with Halo and Stormbreak while Harper was King," he mused, dredging up old memories that had faded to mere bruises after so long. "And when Sohalia was Heart. But the LongNight meteors fell before we could meet with the Wardens. And Stormbreak was in no position to trade after the War." Too much damage had been taken, and they had needed to focus on rebuilding. Discussions had been postponed... indefinitely.
But Flora's charm returned the option to them and the edges of Hadama's eyes crinkled faintly in the torchlight. "I would trust you to negotiate the teeth from a shark," he assured her, voice solemn but his hand squeezed hers lightly as they managed a slow spin around a corner. "Luck and Healing would be a useful combination, if you think that Sunjata would be the easiest to approach." She had family ties to draw on in King's End, and the Flood seemed the most likely to eventually forgive Hadama's actions of earlier.
