I am magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
Choosing not to take the splashes as a call to war - because she absolutely could - Seren merely grinned and nodded. She had no qualms about sumberging herself, and drew in a deep breath before sinking down beneath the waves.
There was a slight temptation to cheat and look around while she was below. Maeve wouldn't know if she did, and she might see colorful fish while waiting. But an innate sense of fairness made her resist. Instead, she counted slowly and made sure to splash a bit extra when she shot back up at the count of ten, to give Maeve a bit of a warning.
"Marco!" she called, in a cheerful sing-song tone, her eyes tightly closed.
There was a slight temptation to cheat and look around while she was below. Maeve wouldn't know if she did, and she might see colorful fish while waiting. But an innate sense of fairness made her resist. Instead, she counted slowly and made sure to splash a bit extra when she shot back up at the count of ten, to give Maeve a bit of a warning.
"Marco!" she called, in a cheerful sing-song tone, her eyes tightly closed.
Seren
