Hadama waited patiently, but with pleasure and pride at how long it took Kaiden to decide on their answer. It meant that the mershark was thinking and not merely reacting or choosing impulsively based on immediate gratification. However conflicted his friend was - the body language was clear enough - the eventual answer had the hippocampus tossing his head in approval, emerald eyes twinkling. Wise, he praised. Followed by: Defense will be quicker to learn. And to master. Something to ease the sting of doing what was smart instead of what was fun.
The question that followed gave the Tidebreaker pause, however. It had been several years since he had awoken his own magic. He considered how he had used it in those early days before answering. Will, he said slowly, and vision. See in your mind what you want the water to do, and then concentrate on it. Believe that it will obey you. He flicked his tail to move a little closer, the armored armlet on its chain around his neck floating with the motion and sending a fresh sparkle of starlight spreading out around them through the darkness from the ring. He lowered his head, concentrating on an area of water between them so that it began to rotate in a slow vortex the size of Kaiden's head. Like this.
The question that followed gave the Tidebreaker pause, however. It had been several years since he had awoken his own magic. He considered how he had used it in those early days before answering. Will, he said slowly, and vision. See in your mind what you want the water to do, and then concentrate on it. Believe that it will obey you. He flicked his tail to move a little closer, the armored armlet on its chain around his neck floating with the motion and sending a fresh sparkle of starlight spreading out around them through the darkness from the ring. He lowered his head, concentrating on an area of water between them so that it began to rotate in a slow vortex the size of Kaiden's head. Like this.
