If Flora had hidden away her curves, Hadama would have asked her what was wrong. He knew enough about his Queen to be unfazed by her clothing choices, and given the Merfolk comfort in a relative lack thereof he was content to accept her in whatever attire she arrived to their meetings in. He was pleased to soak up her gossip like a sponge, emerald eyes holding laughter at certain stories, while others earned a single raised brow and a quiet Hmm that conveyed a certain subtle disbelief in that particular longshoreman's life choices regarding a Hel and a bushel of blushberries.
"Mmm. I also do not understand Rae," the mermanta revealed, his own shoulders lifting in a small shrug. "I have not met Mort. But given what I have seen of Rae and Vi, I understand why they have Heralds." To interact with pesky mortals in their place while they attended to much larger and more abstract duties.
"I admit, it will be a relief to ask Safrin for a new quest. She is mysterious but less..." He paused, seeking the right word for the Old Gods. The steam worked the kinks from his muscles as he settled a little lower in the water, letting his eyes drift shut for a few moments. "... Inscrutable. Do you have a preference for what we do next?" A weapon, or a zone of protection from invisible eavesdroppers, or any new ideas that had come up since their last meeting?
"Mmm. I also do not understand Rae," the mermanta revealed, his own shoulders lifting in a small shrug. "I have not met Mort. But given what I have seen of Rae and Vi, I understand why they have Heralds." To interact with pesky mortals in their place while they attended to much larger and more abstract duties.
"I admit, it will be a relief to ask Safrin for a new quest. She is mysterious but less..." He paused, seeking the right word for the Old Gods. The steam worked the kinks from his muscles as he settled a little lower in the water, letting his eyes drift shut for a few moments. "... Inscrutable. Do you have a preference for what we do next?" A weapon, or a zone of protection from invisible eavesdroppers, or any new ideas that had come up since their last meeting?
