The merman's face remained stoic, but there was a flash of what was, perhaps, dry amusement in his eyes as she agreed with his word. All amusement faded at her answer to his question, however, and he nodded slowly in acknowledgment of what she said.
He floated in the shallows, resting from his ordeal with the orca but also thinking over what the Queen had just told him. "Yes." The agreement with her assessment was simple but direct. "The mer traditionally stand apart. But those with ties to the shore may wish to help protect our allies there." In recent years the humans had engaged in several projects which benefited the merfolk, after all, earning a share of goodwill from those with open minds.
"These Ascended... was there a reason for their attack?" Calm green eyes met Maeve's gaze with frank curiosity.
He floated in the shallows, resting from his ordeal with the orca but also thinking over what the Queen had just told him. "Yes." The agreement with her assessment was simple but direct. "The mer traditionally stand apart. But those with ties to the shore may wish to help protect our allies there." In recent years the humans had engaged in several projects which benefited the merfolk, after all, earning a share of goodwill from those with open minds.
"These Ascended... was there a reason for their attack?" Calm green eyes met Maeve's gaze with frank curiosity.
