The vortex tugged at Kaiden's finger and followed it through the water as the shark pulled their hand away, but Hadama let it dissipate as his young friend put their full concentration into recreating the effect. Patience was not a word that he would use with Kaiden if he could help it, but when the mershark gave up on the exercise so quickly it was certainly tempting.
Hadama held his silence, however, as growls and then frustrated flailing met the lack of immediate success. It turned out to be not discipline and control that the shark needed, however, but strong emotion and simply the knowledge of what was possible. Watching Kaiden - and able to see the fish behind them, a flickering shape in the starry waters - Hadama lifted his equine head with interest as the water spiked into the bass.
Indeed, he confirmed, his mental voice warm with approval. It may be intention and emotion that are the keys to your magic. He considered the risks for long moments before nodding again, finned mane waving in the water. Try to use it again. On me this time, he encouraged, trusting in himself to be able to soak any damage there might be from such a small attack.
It was not the defense they had said they would work on... but any progress was good progress as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned.
Hadama held his silence, however, as growls and then frustrated flailing met the lack of immediate success. It turned out to be not discipline and control that the shark needed, however, but strong emotion and simply the knowledge of what was possible. Watching Kaiden - and able to see the fish behind them, a flickering shape in the starry waters - Hadama lifted his equine head with interest as the water spiked into the bass.
Indeed, he confirmed, his mental voice warm with approval. It may be intention and emotion that are the keys to your magic. He considered the risks for long moments before nodding again, finned mane waving in the water. Try to use it again. On me this time, he encouraged, trusting in himself to be able to soak any damage there might be from such a small attack.
It was not the defense they had said they would work on... but any progress was good progress as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned.
