He was so intent on his careful trimming that he didn't notice Evie approaching until she spoke. Even so, his hands remained steady and he finished clipping another small brown section away from the healthier green algae mass before he raised his silvered head to greet his friend.
"Evie." His deep voice was warm with welcome as he looked the human over, relieved to see no new scars visible. Quite the opposite; she looked happy and healthy and he was quietly glad of it. It would seem that the strange creature that had troubled the Greatwood during LongNight had been an isolated occurrence.
"Thank you. Deepfrost in Torchline was quiet. I will not complain about that." He tilted his head in wry acknowledgment of what the opposite of 'quiet' usually entailed on Caido. "But it has been too long since I have seen you. How are you?" A veritable cascade of words from the mermanta as he cupped water in his hands and let it sprinkle over the top of the floating carpet of green and blue algae.
"This is Ringing Algae. The Fae say it can be used to breathe underwater." He looked at Evie with a hint of mischief mixed with challenge. "Though I cannot test it myself."
"Evie." His deep voice was warm with welcome as he looked the human over, relieved to see no new scars visible. Quite the opposite; she looked happy and healthy and he was quietly glad of it. It would seem that the strange creature that had troubled the Greatwood during LongNight had been an isolated occurrence.
"Thank you. Deepfrost in Torchline was quiet. I will not complain about that." He tilted his head in wry acknowledgment of what the opposite of 'quiet' usually entailed on Caido. "But it has been too long since I have seen you. How are you?" A veritable cascade of words from the mermanta as he cupped water in his hands and let it sprinkle over the top of the floating carpet of green and blue algae.
"This is Ringing Algae. The Fae say it can be used to breathe underwater." He looked at Evie with a hint of mischief mixed with challenge. "Though I cannot test it myself."
