Who am I, that the morning star would light the way for my wandering heart?
The look Seren returned her father was wide eyed and wholly innocent. Perhaps too much so to be entirely pure - was she actually hoping to be whacked on the fingers, or just pleased to lure a smile from him? Who knew. Regardless, the work proceeded smoothly, and she soon had nothing more to do.
Free to turn attentions elsewhere, the young woman looked between Harper's struggle with the Hel and the ratty-looking boy's dance with cloud-manta, and nodded her assent. "Yes, I should say so. Here, let me try something."
Whispering something under breath, she threw a glance to the sky. Even in the bright sunlight, a star became visible and came tumbling down, sinking into the water without so much as a splash. A faint shimmer of starlight remained beneath the surface however, and soon the gleaming fin of a tiger shark could be seen cutting the surface as it approached, heading straight for the swarming mantas.
Free to turn attentions elsewhere, the young woman looked between Harper's struggle with the Hel and the ratty-looking boy's dance with cloud-manta, and nodded her assent. "Yes, I should say so. Here, let me try something."
Whispering something under breath, she threw a glance to the sky. Even in the bright sunlight, a star became visible and came tumbling down, sinking into the water without so much as a splash. A faint shimmer of starlight remained beneath the surface however, and soon the gleaming fin of a tiger shark could be seen cutting the surface as it approached, heading straight for the swarming mantas.
Seren
