Hadama inclined his head in friendly greeting to Zavien as the other man passed by arm-in-arm with Lena - much to the Tidebreaker's curious delight. Thalassa's passage drew his eyes as well, but the young woman was lost in her own thoughts and he thought better of interrupting her. The lantern she carried tugged at his heart, a familiarity to its design that sent a shiver of worry down his spine, but then Sohalia approached and his relief distracted him for the moment.
Their reunion was a brief one before Flora arrived, and Hadama gave his co-ruler a soft smile and a deep bow of welcome from his seat upon the bank, mertail trailing into the water from a lifetime of habit and instinct even if it was no longer needed. He was content to settle back and let the reassurances and explanations pass between friends - and siblings, as Mateo joined in - without interruption.
Deciding it was just as well to give them some time to themselves, he finally withdrew from the water completely and shifted to legs, standing and stepping away from the water's edge with surprisingly silent steps for such a large man. He was not going far; only to a nearby vendor with the spiced and spiked cider, collecting four cups (a good thing that his hands were proportional to his size, to carry them all) and returning to the trio to offer the drinks silently to each.
Their reunion was a brief one before Flora arrived, and Hadama gave his co-ruler a soft smile and a deep bow of welcome from his seat upon the bank, mertail trailing into the water from a lifetime of habit and instinct even if it was no longer needed. He was content to settle back and let the reassurances and explanations pass between friends - and siblings, as Mateo joined in - without interruption.
Deciding it was just as well to give them some time to themselves, he finally withdrew from the water completely and shifted to legs, standing and stepping away from the water's edge with surprisingly silent steps for such a large man. He was not going far; only to a nearby vendor with the spiced and spiked cider, collecting four cups (a good thing that his hands were proportional to his size, to carry them all) and returning to the trio to offer the drinks silently to each.
