Hadama raised his head again, tilting it inquisitively at the mershark's discomfiture but too polite to pry. Of course, he was hoping that his friend would have made it to the safety of the Refuge with this young man, but it had been a slim hope from the start.
He was considering the ramifications of that knowledge as the other man continued to speak and the mermanta's stoic expression remained calm as the shark managed to fit most of his tail into his mouth. It was... unfortunate phrasing all around, but not without unhappy truth to it.
The king nodded slowly in acceptance of the... condolences? that were offered, however awkward. "Indeed," he rumbled quietly, gaze dropping to the surface of the water for a moment as he gathered his poise once more. She would be missed, but he couldn't do more for her now.
"I am Hadama," he introduced himself as he met the other Mer's gaze steadily again. "And you are?"
He was considering the ramifications of that knowledge as the other man continued to speak and the mermanta's stoic expression remained calm as the shark managed to fit most of his tail into his mouth. It was... unfortunate phrasing all around, but not without unhappy truth to it.
The king nodded slowly in acceptance of the... condolences? that were offered, however awkward. "Indeed," he rumbled quietly, gaze dropping to the surface of the water for a moment as he gathered his poise once more. She would be missed, but he couldn't do more for her now.
"I am Hadama," he introduced himself as he met the other Mer's gaze steadily again. "And you are?"
