"The toymaker calls it a kendama," he rumbled in answer to Flora's question, quietly satisfied to see Melita so pleased with the toy. She proceeded to demonstrate the trick of it, sparing him from having to try and explain a toy he was unfamiliar with.
The final task left the mermanta more than a little bemused. He watched the humans dash off with immediate inspiration, but he followed more slowly. It gave him time to think as he neared the market and began to swim the canals through it, considering and discarding ideas one by one until something finally caught his eye. A fallen piece of a puzzle near the edge of the canal caused him to pause and consider the strange wooden shape until he realized what it was. With a slow nod of contentment he sought out the maker and traded for a complex jigsaw puzzle of sturdy wooden pieces to bring back. Its surface wasn't just painted but also etched and carved with a design of the Hale Ka'aila.
He set it on the edge of the canal before Flora with a twinkle in his eye.
Hadama brings back a jigsaw puzzle!
The final task left the mermanta more than a little bemused. He watched the humans dash off with immediate inspiration, but he followed more slowly. It gave him time to think as he neared the market and began to swim the canals through it, considering and discarding ideas one by one until something finally caught his eye. A fallen piece of a puzzle near the edge of the canal caused him to pause and consider the strange wooden shape until he realized what it was. With a slow nod of contentment he sought out the maker and traded for a complex jigsaw puzzle of sturdy wooden pieces to bring back. Its surface wasn't just painted but also etched and carved with a design of the Hale Ka'aila.
He set it on the edge of the canal before Flora with a twinkle in his eye.
Hadama brings back a jigsaw puzzle!
