Emerald eyes gleamed in appreciation at her newfound power, and at the trick she had played on him. He could appreciate her cleverness as well as her strength, even when it was turned against him, but it gave him cause to reconsider his approach. He was holding back against her with the same caution and courtesy that he would give to any of his friends who lacked healing magic or divine favor, but with each new trick that Thalassa pulled he allowed himself to hold back a little less.
She vanished again, but he felt the cloth of her cloak before she did so. Ah. So that was how fast she could move. He did not smile, his face remaining solemnly focused, but when her voice sang out from his side he reached under his extended arm with his other hand--
To grab. To catch that hand so kindly offering itself into his range, just before it brushed his ribs. And, if successful, to pull her back around to where she had been standing a moment before. "Indeed. And how useful is it against another teleporter?" he inquired politely.
She vanished again, but he felt the cloth of her cloak before she did so. Ah. So that was how fast she could move. He did not smile, his face remaining solemnly focused, but when her voice sang out from his side he reached under his extended arm with his other hand--
To grab. To catch that hand so kindly offering itself into his range, just before it brushed his ribs. And, if successful, to pull her back around to where she had been standing a moment before. "Indeed. And how useful is it against another teleporter?" he inquired politely.
