"I can carry her to your infirmary," Hadama rumbled, a worried frown marring his usually stoic features as his young friend remained unconscious. He looked back to Ray, his voice calm and steady in spite of the concern he felt, which flickered through the bond like static discharge as it occasionally slipped his control. "She cannot drown while she is with me."
His ring ensured it, but so did his stubborn pride and determination to protect the child in a teenager's body who had already lost so much.
The water of the Miana Pool rose and slid across the sand to lift Flora gently and carry her back to Hadama's waiting arms. With a firm nod to the apothecary, he gathered the blonde girl close and dove down into the water, heading for the break in the Pool's barrier stones that would take him out to open sea and back around the coast to Haulani's canals. It was the long way around, but easier for him to carry Flora's dead weight than for Ray to manage the same.
Suffice to say the meeting was over for the day. But there had been some good ideas raised and there was now much to think about.
~Fin~
His ring ensured it, but so did his stubborn pride and determination to protect the child in a teenager's body who had already lost so much.
The water of the Miana Pool rose and slid across the sand to lift Flora gently and carry her back to Hadama's waiting arms. With a firm nod to the apothecary, he gathered the blonde girl close and dove down into the water, heading for the break in the Pool's barrier stones that would take him out to open sea and back around the coast to Haulani's canals. It was the long way around, but easier for him to carry Flora's dead weight than for Ray to manage the same.
Suffice to say the meeting was over for the day. But there had been some good ideas raised and there was now much to think about.
~Fin~
