Finding a stand of coconut palms near the water was a simple enough task, but finding one that fit the requirement he had been given - small enough to fit in the palm of his hand - was a little more challenging.
Luckily the mermanta had large hands - and his Water Manipulation could reach where his flukes could not. He swam along a section of beach that had been washed away in a sharp dropoff, the water lapping up against the bank that still held its ground a few inches above high tide, though the sandy floor beneath was several feet deep. He craned his head up into the tree, squinting against the flashes of bright Longheat sun that peeked through the gently-waving fronds to try and see which of the fruits overhead was ripe and ready to drop - and if they were close to the right size.
He thought he saw one that looked likely and a serpent of water rose from the sea beside him to strike upwards, growing flat and sharp and hard as the tip turned into an icicle blade that neatly sliced one of the hard-shelled fruits free and dropped it into Hadama's waiting hand.
Koa
Luckily the mermanta had large hands - and his Water Manipulation could reach where his flukes could not. He swam along a section of beach that had been washed away in a sharp dropoff, the water lapping up against the bank that still held its ground a few inches above high tide, though the sandy floor beneath was several feet deep. He craned his head up into the tree, squinting against the flashes of bright Longheat sun that peeked through the gently-waving fronds to try and see which of the fruits overhead was ripe and ready to drop - and if they were close to the right size.
He thought he saw one that looked likely and a serpent of water rose from the sea beside him to strike upwards, growing flat and sharp and hard as the tip turned into an icicle blade that neatly sliced one of the hard-shelled fruits free and dropped it into Hadama's waiting hand.
Koa
