Though she had never been a tall woman, Thalassa had always seemed so much larger than her mere height. Her personality was normally so sharp and vibrant that the Tidebreaker barely recognized the Ancient now, crushed beneath a weight that he could only guess at.
At the very least, he would not do her the disservice of looming over her. Especially not when she had just saved him from the lamplighter's dangerous light and song, and the seductive dreams it used to lure travelers to their deaths. The Mer King lowered himself to kneel beside the captain, reaching out to rest a hand on her shoulder and squeeze gently in response to her thanks though he remained silent. He hesitated a moment and then let his hand remain, a gentle warmth and a point of connection. "You made the right choice," he rumbled quietly. "During the fight. To live." A breath, slow and deep, before he spoke again. "The cost of cleansing the Feverlands would have been too high, if you had been lost." After losing Enzo and then Ray, he had seen too much death far too close at hand in recent years. He did not want to add another to the list of those he had been unable to protect.
At the very least, he would not do her the disservice of looming over her. Especially not when she had just saved him from the lamplighter's dangerous light and song, and the seductive dreams it used to lure travelers to their deaths. The Mer King lowered himself to kneel beside the captain, reaching out to rest a hand on her shoulder and squeeze gently in response to her thanks though he remained silent. He hesitated a moment and then let his hand remain, a gentle warmth and a point of connection. "You made the right choice," he rumbled quietly. "During the fight. To live." A breath, slow and deep, before he spoke again. "The cost of cleansing the Feverlands would have been too high, if you had been lost." After losing Enzo and then Ray, he had seen too much death far too close at hand in recent years. He did not want to add another to the list of those he had been unable to protect.
