His magic made the work go more easily than it otherwise might have, a fact which the mermanta was aware of, with the certainty of one who had been without magic for most of his life. If he had been attempting this task a few years ago he would have struggled from his position in the water to be of any help at all; indeed, he might have been unable to help Liam today in that case.
It made him grateful for his abilities, and the seasons he had spent training and honing them. Truly, he owed Hotaru and her Academy a debt of gratitude for helping him to draw out and cultivate the trickles of his power into the strong, sturdy current it had become.
Rejoining Liam, he noted Iskra's disappearance but chose not to mention it when he remembered that the woodcutter had joined them at something of a whim. Respecting the other man's other duties, he turned his attention fully to his host and inclined his head in acknowledgment. "I was happy to help," he rumbled, and then considered the offer. "If you visit Torchline, come by the Tide Pool Bar," he suggested. "And ask for me."
With a final nod of farewell the Mer dove back into the icy stream, but however long Liam lingered to watch, the silver head would not reemerge there. Not, at least, for the rest of Deepfrost.
~Fin~
It made him grateful for his abilities, and the seasons he had spent training and honing them. Truly, he owed Hotaru and her Academy a debt of gratitude for helping him to draw out and cultivate the trickles of his power into the strong, sturdy current it had become.
Rejoining Liam, he noted Iskra's disappearance but chose not to mention it when he remembered that the woodcutter had joined them at something of a whim. Respecting the other man's other duties, he turned his attention fully to his host and inclined his head in acknowledgment. "I was happy to help," he rumbled, and then considered the offer. "If you visit Torchline, come by the Tide Pool Bar," he suggested. "And ask for me."
With a final nod of farewell the Mer dove back into the icy stream, but however long Liam lingered to watch, the silver head would not reemerge there. Not, at least, for the rest of Deepfrost.
~Fin~
