Hadama did not subscribe to the idea that misery loved company, but he could not argue that there was an odd comfort in knowing that this trial by scent was shared by another. He would never admit it, but he was grateful for Noe's presence, if only so that she could later attest to the sheer force of the sulfuric assault.
Some of the pools that they passed were singular colors: sky blue, or brick red, or a yellow more often found on corn or pansies. Others were rainbow-hued, deep blue in the center brightening to concentric rings of brilliant color towards the edges. There was a beauty in their poison, a sweet lethality that beckoned the foolish toe to dip into a beautiful pool that would boil it in seconds.
Hadama recognized their kinship to the deep sea vents of his own territory, and respected them far too much to attempt to touch their waters himself. "Thank you," he answered Noe solemnly, accepting the hair tie and using it to secure the bangle tightly to the trident so it would not slip off so easily. "Have you given further thought to moving to Torchline?" Emerald eyes gleamed as he glanced over at her, a gentle reminder that he had not given up hope of recruiting her talents to the coastal region's sunny shores.
Some of the pools that they passed were singular colors: sky blue, or brick red, or a yellow more often found on corn or pansies. Others were rainbow-hued, deep blue in the center brightening to concentric rings of brilliant color towards the edges. There was a beauty in their poison, a sweet lethality that beckoned the foolish toe to dip into a beautiful pool that would boil it in seconds.
Hadama recognized their kinship to the deep sea vents of his own territory, and respected them far too much to attempt to touch their waters himself. "Thank you," he answered Noe solemnly, accepting the hair tie and using it to secure the bangle tightly to the trident so it would not slip off so easily. "Have you given further thought to moving to Torchline?" Emerald eyes gleamed as he glanced over at her, a gentle reminder that he had not given up hope of recruiting her talents to the coastal region's sunny shores.
