Hadama was silent a moment at her question, then tilted his head in affirmation. Those drawn to the strange LongNight occurrence had arrived in time to save the Village, but not all of its defenders. Though he had not known the Fae who fell buying time for more help to arrive he honored their memory.
But this was not a day for mourning. The conversation turned to more joyful things and he focused on the future rather than dwelling on the past. "Halo, and elsewhere," he agreed contentedly. His emerald glance took in the depths of the Greatwood behind them, and further still to the Hollowed Grounds beyond before returning to Evie with the subtle smile crinkling the corners of his eyes. "But Halo is special." Because he had a friend there that he was looking forward to seeing again.
He slid Safrin's ring from his finger as Evie slipped into the water, though he held it ready to don again in a hurry if anything went wrong. For the sake of testing the efficacy of the algae it would only get in the way, however, and he needed to see how well the vegetative air bubbles worked. He watched his friend bravely sink below the water and ease into one of the waiting bubbles, knowing from his experience with other humans how much courage it could take to try and breathe underwater. Her smile, then, was a relief and the mermanta relaxed and smiled back. He tilted his head curiously, pointing up and waiting a moment before gesturing further into the estuary's waters. Did Evie want to surface, or explore beneath the waves a little longer?
But this was not a day for mourning. The conversation turned to more joyful things and he focused on the future rather than dwelling on the past. "Halo, and elsewhere," he agreed contentedly. His emerald glance took in the depths of the Greatwood behind them, and further still to the Hollowed Grounds beyond before returning to Evie with the subtle smile crinkling the corners of his eyes. "But Halo is special." Because he had a friend there that he was looking forward to seeing again.
He slid Safrin's ring from his finger as Evie slipped into the water, though he held it ready to don again in a hurry if anything went wrong. For the sake of testing the efficacy of the algae it would only get in the way, however, and he needed to see how well the vegetative air bubbles worked. He watched his friend bravely sink below the water and ease into one of the waiting bubbles, knowing from his experience with other humans how much courage it could take to try and breathe underwater. Her smile, then, was a relief and the mermanta relaxed and smiled back. He tilted his head curiously, pointing up and waiting a moment before gesturing further into the estuary's waters. Did Evie want to surface, or explore beneath the waves a little longer?
