The watering of new life had indeed paused as the winged shadow passed overhead, far too large to be a mere bird. Hadama had tilted his equine head to give himself an eye of the sky and prepared to dive, to force the feathered predator into his element if it thought to stoop on him--
But instead it landed with a familiar voice in the bond and Noah stepped forth from the feathers and fur. Hadama snorted softly, all the sign of surprise he allowed to show, but a slow tide of warmth and shared grief slipped through the bond between them. It had been too long since he had seen his friend, and having learned why the Forsaken had been gone for so many seasons had brought no solace, only understanding. Noah. I am... well enough. Tired, yes. And under a great deal of strain, as the leaders of Halo and King's End and his own queen were. Wounded in his heart, but physically unharmed. There were more losses over LongNight. Among the Mer. And... I did not know how to write this but... Seren was killed as well. He dipped his equine head until his nose touched the water, finding it easier to be open with his grief in this other form. And you...? The question lingered, unfinished as the Bond filled with complex emotions in place of words. There was no question that Noah was well after Cordelia's death. But he was alive and returned to the world, and it was enough for Hadama to have that much of his friend once more when so many others were wounded or lost.
But instead it landed with a familiar voice in the bond and Noah stepped forth from the feathers and fur. Hadama snorted softly, all the sign of surprise he allowed to show, but a slow tide of warmth and shared grief slipped through the bond between them. It had been too long since he had seen his friend, and having learned why the Forsaken had been gone for so many seasons had brought no solace, only understanding. Noah. I am... well enough. Tired, yes. And under a great deal of strain, as the leaders of Halo and King's End and his own queen were. Wounded in his heart, but physically unharmed. There were more losses over LongNight. Among the Mer. And... I did not know how to write this but... Seren was killed as well. He dipped his equine head until his nose touched the water, finding it easier to be open with his grief in this other form. And you...? The question lingered, unfinished as the Bond filled with complex emotions in place of words. There was no question that Noah was well after Cordelia's death. But he was alive and returned to the world, and it was enough for Hadama to have that much of his friend once more when so many others were wounded or lost.
