The starshine blossomed in gentle benediction, lighting both the shadowed wells and the eternal night of the tunnel itself, and Hadama was warmed by the blessing and the approval it represented.
An apology from a goddess was an unexpected and treasured thing, and he offered a small nod of his head in return as he slid back into the comfortable embrace of the starlit waters. I do not," he assured her. He didn't know what senses the gods had, but it was an assumption of the merman that they far exceeded those of mortal ken.
He reached out slowly towards the hand she offered then, emerald eyes widening in astonishment at the gift. It looked small in his large hand, delicate and lovely, but he could feel the resilient strength in its sunset form when he slipped it onto his finger. Eyes shining with gratitude rose to look on Safrin as he curled his hand over his chest. Thank you, he said quietly.
A gift... and something to think about, if Torchline's goddess was subtly encouraging drylanders to be welcome beneath the waves after so many generations of isolation.
~Fin~
An apology from a goddess was an unexpected and treasured thing, and he offered a small nod of his head in return as he slid back into the comfortable embrace of the starlit waters. I do not," he assured her. He didn't know what senses the gods had, but it was an assumption of the merman that they far exceeded those of mortal ken.
He reached out slowly towards the hand she offered then, emerald eyes widening in astonishment at the gift. It looked small in his large hand, delicate and lovely, but he could feel the resilient strength in its sunset form when he slipped it onto his finger. Eyes shining with gratitude rose to look on Safrin as he curled his hand over his chest. Thank you, he said quietly.
A gift... and something to think about, if Torchline's goddess was subtly encouraging drylanders to be welcome beneath the waves after so many generations of isolation.
~Fin~
