The new location proved to be a rich source of both blue and purple stones, and with Nysa no longer holding the stones to her high aesthetic standards she made significantly more progress in both shades. With eight arms to curl around and grab stones she was able to work with admirably alacrity in spite of her boredom with the task. Surprisingly, the less she consciously tried the faster her bag filled compared to Kaiden's.
The mershark was having equally good luck in finding stones of their choice in the basin, but they had only two arms with which to gather the silicate bounty. Hadama glanced over once at the rumble of his friend's stomach, a gleam of humor in emerald eyes as he murmured: We will be done soon. Perhaps hunger truly was the best motivation, however, because even though they stopped to collect a personal treasure they still managed to fill their sack to the brim.
Hadama continued to chose white and black stones that gleamed bright or shone darkly in the shallow water. His bag filled more slowly than either of the Merfolk with him but it filled nonetheless, and by the time the sun shone directly overhead to signal that it was time for lunch, they had several heavy bags full of suitable stones of every color of the rainbow - and then some!
Thank you both, he rumbled as they gathered near the central geysers that sent up a steadily increasing stream of heated bubbles. With this we should be able to protect the Underwater City. He considered the haul that each Mer had brought and inclined his head to Nysadeia with grave respect. As the winner, you may chose a piece of jewelry from my mother's shop, he informed her. His mother was a respected seasmith known for her beautiful jewelry. As for Kaiden, he turned to his friend with another twinkle in his eyes. But I will treat you both to lunch..
After carrying the sacks to the Court of Stars to deposit there for Flora's team to pick up later Hadama fulfilled his promises to shark and octopus both.
And was relieved that no danger had interrupted the task this time.
~Fin~
The mershark was having equally good luck in finding stones of their choice in the basin, but they had only two arms with which to gather the silicate bounty. Hadama glanced over once at the rumble of his friend's stomach, a gleam of humor in emerald eyes as he murmured: We will be done soon. Perhaps hunger truly was the best motivation, however, because even though they stopped to collect a personal treasure they still managed to fill their sack to the brim.
Hadama continued to chose white and black stones that gleamed bright or shone darkly in the shallow water. His bag filled more slowly than either of the Merfolk with him but it filled nonetheless, and by the time the sun shone directly overhead to signal that it was time for lunch, they had several heavy bags full of suitable stones of every color of the rainbow - and then some!
Thank you both, he rumbled as they gathered near the central geysers that sent up a steadily increasing stream of heated bubbles. With this we should be able to protect the Underwater City. He considered the haul that each Mer had brought and inclined his head to Nysadeia with grave respect. As the winner, you may chose a piece of jewelry from my mother's shop, he informed her. His mother was a respected seasmith known for her beautiful jewelry. As for Kaiden, he turned to his friend with another twinkle in his eyes. But I will treat you both to lunch..
After carrying the sacks to the Court of Stars to deposit there for Flora's team to pick up later Hadama fulfilled his promises to shark and octopus both.
And was relieved that no danger had interrupted the task this time.
~Fin~
