He accepted her name in return, tucking it away against later necessity much as he drew the piece of coral back into the water for safekeeping until it could be returned to its place by skilled hands. The explanation that followed had the mermanta listening with his more usual quiet curiosity, returning Chaele's courtesy with his own now that the point of contention had been settled.
He tilted his head slightly at the mention of 'ritual magic,' uncertain but unwilling to interrupt until she had finished speaking her piece and even then he was quiet for a short time, considering all that had been said. "I am unfamiliar with this magic," he admitted after searching his memory. "What types of purpose do you need?"
As to the absurdity of her actions he said nothing, but he continued to watch the pale skull that reflected the moonlight like a beacon; easy to find in the starglow dark of the Torchline twilight.
He tilted his head slightly at the mention of 'ritual magic,' uncertain but unwilling to interrupt until she had finished speaking her piece and even then he was quiet for a short time, considering all that had been said. "I am unfamiliar with this magic," he admitted after searching his memory. "What types of purpose do you need?"
As to the absurdity of her actions he said nothing, but he continued to watch the pale skull that reflected the moonlight like a beacon; easy to find in the starglow dark of the Torchline twilight.
