He did not know Luka, but Soleil would only tolerate the wonder and strangeness of the Underwater City for so long before growing bored and wanting to return to the surface. She was not a child and Hadama would not keep her beneath the sea against her will even if he could. But perhaps the son was more in need of a place to recover and would accept. If so, he would be given a manta crystal and rooms within the palace, though there was little that Hadama could do about the difficulties communicating with someone who did not have access to the Attuned bond.
He inclined his head in understanding of the short move, but they both knew it would do little good. Dahlia had found Sah's home the first time and would likely do so again. Perhaps had done so already. But the Wild Thunder's words brought a curious tilt to the Tidebreaker's head as he considered. "Will you continue to fight if they ask you not to?" A question he had to ask, not knowing how Luka might react - especially now, when the fresh trauma might make the boy less understanding. He paused and then gave a slight shake of his head. "I do not think the Void will wait for him to heal. But you forget, perhaps, that they are not children anymore. For all that they will always be yours." He squeezed Sah's shoulder again and then released him, looking into the jungle with lines of weariness around his eyes. "I will not ask you to put them at risk by fighting with us, Sah. But we are running out of time. And... things have begun to move quickly."
He inclined his head in understanding of the short move, but they both knew it would do little good. Dahlia had found Sah's home the first time and would likely do so again. Perhaps had done so already. But the Wild Thunder's words brought a curious tilt to the Tidebreaker's head as he considered. "Will you continue to fight if they ask you not to?" A question he had to ask, not knowing how Luka might react - especially now, when the fresh trauma might make the boy less understanding. He paused and then gave a slight shake of his head. "I do not think the Void will wait for him to heal. But you forget, perhaps, that they are not children anymore. For all that they will always be yours." He squeezed Sah's shoulder again and then released him, looking into the jungle with lines of weariness around his eyes. "I will not ask you to put them at risk by fighting with us, Sah. But we are running out of time. And... things have begun to move quickly."
