Before they went under he was very pleased to agree to show Flora the Spiral Marketplace, either on this trip or a later one. It was only one of many areas he was looking forward to sharing with his friend and co-ruler, and the Doubletake knew how to make the Mer feel pleased to have her visiting, with her clear and candid admiration and excitement for the soaring, delicate buildings and aquaculture.
When she tugged at his hand, Hadama turned to watch her gestures inquisitively. Whatever he had been expecting her to ask for directions to - food, merchants, the old palace - her miming of being inside a jail cell had not been it. His brow creased thoughtfully for a moment and then he raised his hands as if holding an invisible bottle and mimed taking a drink from it before looking back at her enquiringly to see if he was on the right track.
When she tugged at his hand, Hadama turned to watch her gestures inquisitively. Whatever he had been expecting her to ask for directions to - food, merchants, the old palace - her miming of being inside a jail cell had not been it. His brow creased thoughtfully for a moment and then he raised his hands as if holding an invisible bottle and mimed taking a drink from it before looking back at her enquiringly to see if he was on the right track.
