Melita always seemed to bring a little sunshine with her; she had a vitality and warmth that helped to chase away the chill of this year's lingering Deepfrost even for a seadweller who didn't feel the cold as keenly as the thin-skinned humans did. Hadama's thoughtfully stoic expression eased towards the more relaxed good humor that he showed to his friends and he raised his ringed hand in greeting - and to give the honeybee girl a moment's pause.
"Welcome," he called. "Before you use the crystal will you help me test this ring? It is a gift from Safrin. Any drylander within ten feet of me should be able to breathe safely underwater." He was more than ten feet from the shore, but not by much. He floated in water that would be only hip-dip to the honeybee when she was ready to join him. "Though..." he hesitated a moment, a faint frown furrowing his brow. "I do not know if we will be able to speak," he admitted, a quiet note of concern in his voice.
"Welcome," he called. "Before you use the crystal will you help me test this ring? It is a gift from Safrin. Any drylander within ten feet of me should be able to breathe safely underwater." He was more than ten feet from the shore, but not by much. He floated in water that would be only hip-dip to the honeybee when she was ready to join him. "Though..." he hesitated a moment, a faint frown furrowing his brow. "I do not know if we will be able to speak," he admitted, a quiet note of concern in his voice.
