"Indeed," he agreed softly to the wondrousness of tumseas. "They are..." He trailed off making a helpless gesture with a dripping hand as words failed him. "A blessing. Gentle and..." He paused again, this time to choose his words with care. "Surrounded by life. Health. Well-being." Though if one was sent to the Celestine that would mean it had sustained some injury, and it would be removed from the miniature ecosystem that depended on it...
Hadama refused to dwell on that thought, focusing instead on the joy of the one he had seen and the curiosity Lena's other charges sparked. "Do they live here?" A question meant for the land beyond the market; that unseen geography unseen by merfolk who could come no further than the shore.
Hadama refused to dwell on that thought, focusing instead on the joy of the one he had seen and the curiosity Lena's other charges sparked. "Do they live here?" A question meant for the land beyond the market; that unseen geography unseen by merfolk who could come no further than the shore.
