He nodded at her decision over Sunjata, hoping he had helped her find some ease from the chaos and confusion the Flood had left her in - even if it only lasted until the end of their conversation. He knew all too well how quickly the second thoughts and second-guessing could return at the drop of a hat, even after something was supposedly decided in the moment.
But then the magic of the wonder puddles sparked to life and drew both of their gazes to the water and what they could see within. He hadn't known what to expect, but this wasn't it. He exhaled sharply, silent and lost in his own thoughts until Maea spoke up, and he nodded slowly. "A new Attuned friend or lover, perhaps? Or another companion that you've yet to meet?" He remembered Bobi, Edrei's little bobcat kitten, with a pang of grief. "Mine was black scales and blue lightning. And... something to do with water and darkness." His brow furrowed again and he tilted his head, not seeing an obvious connection. "I wonder how accurate these are... or how far into the future the might show?"
But then the magic of the wonder puddles sparked to life and drew both of their gazes to the water and what they could see within. He hadn't known what to expect, but this wasn't it. He exhaled sharply, silent and lost in his own thoughts until Maea spoke up, and he nodded slowly. "A new Attuned friend or lover, perhaps? Or another companion that you've yet to meet?" He remembered Bobi, Edrei's little bobcat kitten, with a pang of grief. "Mine was black scales and blue lightning. And... something to do with water and darkness." His brow furrowed again and he tilted his head, not seeing an obvious connection. "I wonder how accurate these are... or how far into the future the might show?"
