"I have seen the sunset there," he agreed slowly. ”But not the stars.” Even if it had been through someone else’s eyes. Perhaps he could convince the nice young man to share the night sky with him the next time their paths crossed.
And then there was the distraction of a ballet, and the mer was thoroughly fascinated by the unexpected talent of human feet and the stubby flukes on their ends. He floated with his usual calmness as Maeve laughed, imperturbable as ever; though he did tilt his head at her, a little amusement in his green eyes at her good humor. ”Toes,” he repeated, making sure he had the inflection right this time. ”Curious things. Because of their size I thought they might be delicate.”
He looked up from her feet to meet her eyes again. ”What made a dancer become a Queen?” he asked more soberly, having missed the dryland political upheavals of recent years. She was not the one who had built the canals, he knew. But the succession of human rulers since then had left little impression on the Underwater City.
And then there was the distraction of a ballet, and the mer was thoroughly fascinated by the unexpected talent of human feet and the stubby flukes on their ends. He floated with his usual calmness as Maeve laughed, imperturbable as ever; though he did tilt his head at her, a little amusement in his green eyes at her good humor. ”Toes,” he repeated, making sure he had the inflection right this time. ”Curious things. Because of their size I thought they might be delicate.”
He looked up from her feet to meet her eyes again. ”What made a dancer become a Queen?” he asked more soberly, having missed the dryland political upheavals of recent years. She was not the one who had built the canals, he knew. But the succession of human rulers since then had left little impression on the Underwater City.
