It was a humble fruit, but one that hid a myriad of potential within its fibrous husk. Hadama was content with Koa's newfound respect for the backbone of island life, and he proceeded to use his strong hands to strip the fruit, tearing the outer covering away to reveal the hard, roundish seed within while the human searched for kindling.
He wasn't entirely certain that the furry creature that came scampering from the underbrush was a dragon at first, but when she was introduced as a firestarter Hadama inclined his head to her in solemn respect. "A pleasure to meet you, Pipsqueak." She was quite a bit different from Melita's shy little lady, but he watched in bemused pleasure as the companion got to work on the pit. And indeed, the waters of the tide seemed to give that particular stretch of side a wider berth than elsewhere along the shore, leaving several feet of damp sand drying between the expanding hearth and the nearest wavelet.
As he began stripping fibers from the discarded husk segments into a matted clump in his hand, he looked back to Koa curiously. "Where are you from?" Given the man's unfamiliarity with coconuts it seemed unlikely that he was from Torchline.
He wasn't entirely certain that the furry creature that came scampering from the underbrush was a dragon at first, but when she was introduced as a firestarter Hadama inclined his head to her in solemn respect. "A pleasure to meet you, Pipsqueak." She was quite a bit different from Melita's shy little lady, but he watched in bemused pleasure as the companion got to work on the pit. And indeed, the waters of the tide seemed to give that particular stretch of side a wider berth than elsewhere along the shore, leaving several feet of damp sand drying between the expanding hearth and the nearest wavelet.
As he began stripping fibers from the discarded husk segments into a matted clump in his hand, he looked back to Koa curiously. "Where are you from?" Given the man's unfamiliarity with coconuts it seemed unlikely that he was from Torchline.
