Sounds from the surface were distant and distorted beneath the water, and Hadama had not heard the echoing voices over by Nova. Not, at least, as recognizable words and phrases. He moved with stately grace across a sandbank, pausing to half-burrow in the soft substrate and kick up the golden grains, just as a normal ray might do, in case there were any sharks tailing them.
The Attuned bond may have been clearer, but he did surface occasionally to check on the others. During one such breaching he saw Calypso and altered his course to parallel hers, content to be guided until the distorted cries became clear enough to guess that their owners were close. I will try to herd them closer to shore, Hoping that at least one of the girls would be able to understand him, he took a slow curve towards deeper water. He went wide out so that he could look for the pack of echo sharks from behind and catch them in a celestial pincer between himself and Safrin's daughters.
The Attuned bond may have been clearer, but he did surface occasionally to check on the others. During one such breaching he saw Calypso and altered his course to parallel hers, content to be guided until the distorted cries became clear enough to guess that their owners were close. I will try to herd them closer to shore, Hoping that at least one of the girls would be able to understand him, he took a slow curve towards deeper water. He went wide out so that he could look for the pack of echo sharks from behind and catch them in a celestial pincer between himself and Safrin's daughters.
