Indeed.
The Mer King was in his most comfortable shape as he joined the great Bakunawa and the more casual mer-orca. And as he drew close enough, the StAer ring on his finger would help to bolster Sunjata's crystal, allowing the other demigod to breathe freely in the Tidebreaker's presence. Thank you both for coming.
The Marketplace was bustling around them, a constant chatter of deals and bargains being struck, wares being offered, and the ebb and flow of the voices of families and friends wandering through the shops filling the Attuned bond. Though neither Hadama nor Deimos were in any way stealthy, neither were they particularly easy to overhear among so many other conversations, and they were not making any particular attempt to hide.
Just three friends, meeting deep underwater to discuss the healing power of facials.
I have good news for all of us. And gifts for you both. If there was a tension in his mental voice, an overabundance of control that seemed to belie his words, he did not allow the emotions attached to it to leak into the Bond or his carefully neutral expression. He pulled a pair of boxes from the mesh bag at his side, offering them to the Flood and the Sword. Or at least, holding it out for the Bakunawa to inspect, with the intention of handing it over once they returned to the surface and Deimos had hands again. Flora and I found these facial masks to bring good fortune. And the floral scent is very relaxing. The boxes did indeed contain a pink facial mud, and the waterproof packaging had been imprinted with a small lily in the corner beneath the boutique's branding.
And Sunjata's box was distinctly heavier, containing in addition a black stone and a note explaining what it did, written in Hadama's careful, clean hand. When you are ready, perhaps we could try them together. The Tidebreaker inclined his head solemnly to his fellow rulers, who also shouldered a great deal of stress and burdens of responsibility in these violet-shadowed times.
The Mer King was in his most comfortable shape as he joined the great Bakunawa and the more casual mer-orca. And as he drew close enough, the StAer ring on his finger would help to bolster Sunjata's crystal, allowing the other demigod to breathe freely in the Tidebreaker's presence. Thank you both for coming.
The Marketplace was bustling around them, a constant chatter of deals and bargains being struck, wares being offered, and the ebb and flow of the voices of families and friends wandering through the shops filling the Attuned bond. Though neither Hadama nor Deimos were in any way stealthy, neither were they particularly easy to overhear among so many other conversations, and they were not making any particular attempt to hide.
Just three friends, meeting deep underwater to discuss the healing power of facials.
I have good news for all of us. And gifts for you both. If there was a tension in his mental voice, an overabundance of control that seemed to belie his words, he did not allow the emotions attached to it to leak into the Bond or his carefully neutral expression. He pulled a pair of boxes from the mesh bag at his side, offering them to the Flood and the Sword. Or at least, holding it out for the Bakunawa to inspect, with the intention of handing it over once they returned to the surface and Deimos had hands again. Flora and I found these facial masks to bring good fortune. And the floral scent is very relaxing. The boxes did indeed contain a pink facial mud, and the waterproof packaging had been imprinted with a small lily in the corner beneath the boutique's branding.
And Sunjata's box was distinctly heavier, containing in addition a black stone and a note explaining what it did, written in Hadama's careful, clean hand. When you are ready, perhaps we could try them together. The Tidebreaker inclined his head solemnly to his fellow rulers, who also shouldered a great deal of stress and burdens of responsibility in these violet-shadowed times.
