No smile appeared on the Tidebreaker's face as the startled yelp gave evidence of his aim, but there was an indefinable air of satisfaction to the solemn King as his co-ruler groaned an echo to his own previous dismay. "I did not know if he was still an 'ex.' I had... mmh. Hoped you had reconciled," he admitted, cocking his head to the side to follow her footsteps--
Or trying to. Off her game she might have momentarily been, but Flora had recovered quickly and her feet were silent over sand and bone and questionable vegetation. Still, there was a faint rustle to the side...
He did not turn his head, but he noted it, and then the drawn out protest that followed. Confident that he knew where she was, he gathered his power and his gaze flicked to the left. It was a good thing that he had not started to move his foot, however, as a steel feather buried itself in the sand close enough to put a tiny notch in his toenail. He had, in fact, miscalculated Flora's location, and her attack could have done a great deal more damage if she had wished it to.
"I see..." He stepped carefully away from the feather so it wouldn't go through him on its recall flight, but the direction it was sunk in the sand helped him locate - he hoped - its mistress. Emerald eyes narrowed in good humor as he called down a final gravity spike in the jungle behind Flora once more, and then stepped forward with arms spread to try and catch her if she dodged forward. Or at least, that was his intention; being unable to see her made it as much a matter of luck as skill.
"A shame. He made you happy." At least for awhile. And that had absolved the captain of a great deal, as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned. "Is 'breakup revenge' called for?"
Or trying to. Off her game she might have momentarily been, but Flora had recovered quickly and her feet were silent over sand and bone and questionable vegetation. Still, there was a faint rustle to the side...
He did not turn his head, but he noted it, and then the drawn out protest that followed. Confident that he knew where she was, he gathered his power and his gaze flicked to the left. It was a good thing that he had not started to move his foot, however, as a steel feather buried itself in the sand close enough to put a tiny notch in his toenail. He had, in fact, miscalculated Flora's location, and her attack could have done a great deal more damage if she had wished it to.
"I see..." He stepped carefully away from the feather so it wouldn't go through him on its recall flight, but the direction it was sunk in the sand helped him locate - he hoped - its mistress. Emerald eyes narrowed in good humor as he called down a final gravity spike in the jungle behind Flora once more, and then stepped forward with arms spread to try and catch her if she dodged forward. Or at least, that was his intention; being unable to see her made it as much a matter of luck as skill.
"A shame. He made you happy." At least for awhile. And that had absolved the captain of a great deal, as far as the Tidebreaker was concerned. "Is 'breakup revenge' called for?"
