Green eyes glinted with amusement though his expression remained solemn. He gave the Queen a slow nod in response to her teasing question, saying with all seriousness: "Yes. My father is a good teacher." Though it came easily to the quiet merman who, for all his size, glided smoothly through the water in his graceful manta form.
He swam close enough to see the bow more closely, admiring the curve and artistry of it before looking up to meet her eyes with that silent laughter that hid behind his stoic exterior. "Hmm. Only as far as the human Queen is," he pointed out, a rumble of amusement in his deep voice. "I came to think. But I could also use the chance to practice." A ball of water separated from the stream and rose to chest-height on Maeve, rotating slowly. "Safrin has offered to make my attacks with water more effective. After I bring her certain things." As was the tradition. "May we practice together?"
He swam close enough to see the bow more closely, admiring the curve and artistry of it before looking up to meet her eyes with that silent laughter that hid behind his stoic exterior. "Hmm. Only as far as the human Queen is," he pointed out, a rumble of amusement in his deep voice. "I came to think. But I could also use the chance to practice." A ball of water separated from the stream and rose to chest-height on Maeve, rotating slowly. "Safrin has offered to make my attacks with water more effective. After I bring her certain things." As was the tradition. "May we practice together?"
