He watched the stick get dragged farther away with a twinkle in his green eyes, though the smile didn't reach his lips. "They are free to think that." He spoke politely, giving a shrug of one shoulder. There were many merfolk who'd consider him crazy for even coming up to swim among the drylanders, and since he'd ignored them it seemed likely that he'd treat the humans of a similar mindset the same.
"Indeed," he agreed to his unfamiliarity with the customs of Haulani. "But I will not learn if I stay below the waves."
The raven came back with treat in beak, and Hadama watched her locomotion with the same quiet curiosity he showed to human walking, admiring the glossy oilslick rainbows that danced in her feathers.
"Mm." He floated thoughtfully for a moment, watching Pihu with knowing eyes and letting the silence stretch before he spoke again. "The largest are the tunnels called Rae's Fingers. They are near here, to the north. There is one entrance at the base of the cliff, near the rock shaped like a leaping encanto." He paused, considering mischief, but eventually discarding it. "You will have to hold your breath, even at high tide, however."
"Indeed," he agreed to his unfamiliarity with the customs of Haulani. "But I will not learn if I stay below the waves."
The raven came back with treat in beak, and Hadama watched her locomotion with the same quiet curiosity he showed to human walking, admiring the glossy oilslick rainbows that danced in her feathers.
"Mm." He floated thoughtfully for a moment, watching Pihu with knowing eyes and letting the silence stretch before he spoke again. "The largest are the tunnels called Rae's Fingers. They are near here, to the north. There is one entrance at the base of the cliff, near the rock shaped like a leaping encanto." He paused, considering mischief, but eventually discarding it. "You will have to hold your breath, even at high tide, however."
