He waited. Floating in the dark, limned in starlight, he held himself and Ray steady in the waters as silence washed over them. Hadama was comfortable in silence, and he waited calmly for the kraken's response. He was not used to being humbled, but the great creature below made him feel very small and very young and he contemplated his place in the ocean until the upwelling of joy rose through the Attuned bond like a benign flood, sweeping away the darkness for a few moments.
The map floated into the light of the stars that surrounded them and Hadama reached out a large, careful hand to grasp it and bring it close to share with Ray. Thank you, he thought to the kraken below. For this. And for your protection. For keeping the great volcano dormant for so many generations of Merfolk.
The map floated into the light of the stars that surrounded them and Hadama reached out a large, careful hand to grasp it and bring it close to share with Ray. Thank you, he thought to the kraken below. For this. And for your protection. For keeping the great volcano dormant for so many generations of Merfolk.
