It was not tension that brought any change to his expression, but simply the complexities in a relationship that had been foundational to his life and that had evolved over the decades. Whatever misunderstanding there was, however, was unnoticed by the former-Mer, and he asked his question of Thalassa instead.
A glance to the side showed the concentration on her face as she wrestled with the memories of skills she had forgotten or lost in the destruction and remaking of her soul into one of Dygra's creatures, and her honesty - and the vulnerability that came with it - drew a slow nod from the Tidebreaker. Her willingness to try, however, coaxed the smile to his face as he looked back to the fire. "The next time you are in Torchline, we will go beneath the waves and see if you can understand me." The Merfolk had a verbal language all their own, beyond the mental connection of the Attuned bond, but it was more akin to tonality of whalesong than the comparatively monotone vocalizations of landfolk.
He paused for a moment, basking in the peace between them, but then drew a slow breath to speak again. This time his expression fell into more solemn lines, though he did not shift his gaze from the heart of the fire just yet. "And I can speak more freely of what I have been doing now with the flowers we have found, if you still wished to know."
A glance to the side showed the concentration on her face as she wrestled with the memories of skills she had forgotten or lost in the destruction and remaking of her soul into one of Dygra's creatures, and her honesty - and the vulnerability that came with it - drew a slow nod from the Tidebreaker. Her willingness to try, however, coaxed the smile to his face as he looked back to the fire. "The next time you are in Torchline, we will go beneath the waves and see if you can understand me." The Merfolk had a verbal language all their own, beyond the mental connection of the Attuned bond, but it was more akin to tonality of whalesong than the comparatively monotone vocalizations of landfolk.
He paused for a moment, basking in the peace between them, but then drew a slow breath to speak again. This time his expression fell into more solemn lines, though he did not shift his gaze from the heart of the fire just yet. "And I can speak more freely of what I have been doing now with the flowers we have found, if you still wished to know."
