Thalassa
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
His strikes against the metal echoed in her chest and she had to filter out the noise to hear his words. It surprised her to know that his mother had been the one to teach him smithing, but she had to remind herself that she herself was a pirate captain. Gender stereotypes meant nothing in Caido. People could do anything as long as they had the skills and means. And based on what she had perceived of Hadama's movements, she had been a great teacher. Nodding respectfully, she commented, "Your mother must have been very talented." Her ears snagged on the term 'landforging' and she cocked her head, asking, "What's the difference?"At his own question, she considered how much to reveal. It wasn't like it was hard to guess her lesser experience based on her age, but she didn't like to go around advertising it. However, Hadama had been kind and never showed any signs of judgement. Thal doubted his perspective of her would change.
With that in mind, her shoulders came up in a shrug. "About two years now." Although the time had been short, she'd quickly obtained the crew's respect, pure determination and bravado being the only determining factors. Her threatening horns and fangs helped too.
