Hadama watched the projectile fly true with some pride and had braced himself to duck underwater this time. So it was that given Melita's earlier skill he was surprised when the seed plunked barely far enough to hit the pool where it bobbed, mocking them both.
He swam forward to collect it, nodding agreement to Mel's determination to give it another go. "Indeed." Throwing things in the air was a very different motion than anything he did underwater. A bit like stabbing with a spear, perhaps, but even then not quite...
Perhaps it was his distraction or his thoughts of another weapon, perhaps it was inexperience, or simply bad luck, but when he returned to his previous position and focused on the red-haired woman his release was too late and the seed pod dropped precipitously as it neared the shore until it was careening for Melita's ankles.
By the time Hadama realized his mistake it was already too late.
He swam forward to collect it, nodding agreement to Mel's determination to give it another go. "Indeed." Throwing things in the air was a very different motion than anything he did underwater. A bit like stabbing with a spear, perhaps, but even then not quite...
Perhaps it was his distraction or his thoughts of another weapon, perhaps it was inexperience, or simply bad luck, but when he returned to his previous position and focused on the red-haired woman his release was too late and the seed pod dropped precipitously as it neared the shore until it was careening for Melita's ankles.
By the time Hadama realized his mistake it was already too late.
