It had been a gamble, and one that had not paid off for the Tidebreaker, but it was better to have tried. He had thrown three spheres already and four remained in the basket, but the time had come to reduce that number further.
"...Twenty... Twenty one... Twenty two..." Emerald eyes gleamed as the threshold was crossed and he was swift to gather two of the small, colorful ammunition into his large hand. A sunny marigold yellow was tucked beside a light violet paintball where they rested against the warm brown of his palm. But after Alys knocked down the third coconut while he prepared, there was only one place left for her to go.
Hadama waited, biding his time and waiting for a break in the steam along the only route left open to her. But he had only a few seconds, and after a bare breath of a pause he hurled both spheres at once, hoping that one would hit before she knocked the final target down!
"...Twenty... Twenty one... Twenty two..." Emerald eyes gleamed as the threshold was crossed and he was swift to gather two of the small, colorful ammunition into his large hand. A sunny marigold yellow was tucked beside a light violet paintball where they rested against the warm brown of his palm. But after Alys knocked down the third coconut while he prepared, there was only one place left for her to go.
Hadama waited, biding his time and waiting for a break in the steam along the only route left open to her. But he had only a few seconds, and after a bare breath of a pause he hurled both spheres at once, hoping that one would hit before she knocked the final target down!
