Ray's sharp eyes caught sight of the waterbird before Hadama's did. He had been peering under a teeming tangle of coral growing atop the skull of some ancient seabeast, but at her direction he turned his attention to the grass.
His own experience with the creatures was limited, but he'd encountered them before and it took only a moment to determine that they had found their quarry far sooner than expected.
I cannot call or compel it, he admitted with a soft sense of regret through the bond. But we can swim for the Maw once we have caught it. I do not want to trap it for longer than we must. With luck it would be too small for the kraken to want to eat. Perhaps it would serve as a companion for the vast monster that lived atop the ancient sea volcano.
He shook out the net and offered one end to Ray, then reached out with his Water Magic to spread the sea grass gently and press it down around the sleeping aquiex, leaving them a clear path to capture it when Ray gave the signal that she was ready.
His own experience with the creatures was limited, but he'd encountered them before and it took only a moment to determine that they had found their quarry far sooner than expected.
I cannot call or compel it, he admitted with a soft sense of regret through the bond. But we can swim for the Maw once we have caught it. I do not want to trap it for longer than we must. With luck it would be too small for the kraken to want to eat. Perhaps it would serve as a companion for the vast monster that lived atop the ancient sea volcano.
He shook out the net and offered one end to Ray, then reached out with his Water Magic to spread the sea grass gently and press it down around the sleeping aquiex, leaving them a clear path to capture it when Ray gave the signal that she was ready.
