For better or worse his name was known - throughout Torchline, if not farther. He waited patiently while the lady smiled, unaware of the joke until she delivered the punchline and then he bowed his head in acknowledgment, keeping his amusement tucked inside behind his serene mask. "It is good to meet you in person, Hotaru," he rumbled. Indeed, the Valkyrie's name was more known than his own.
As was her reputation... but people changed, and Hadama saw no reason to linger on a past he had not been part of. Especially when she was also the mother of his young friend.
He raised his gaze to study her more closely now that he knew that she was his teacher, and at her question his emerald eyes lightened to sapphire and a baseball-sized sphere of water lifted to hover between them. "Water," he answered simply. "It is my only magic." Though his mother had mastered both water and air, and he knew the potential lay within himself for more. "Do you wish to..." he paused, seeking the right word before finishing with, "...evaluate it?" So she would know how best to proceed with his training when the time came.
As was her reputation... but people changed, and Hadama saw no reason to linger on a past he had not been part of. Especially when she was also the mother of his young friend.
He raised his gaze to study her more closely now that he knew that she was his teacher, and at her question his emerald eyes lightened to sapphire and a baseball-sized sphere of water lifted to hover between them. "Water," he answered simply. "It is my only magic." Though his mother had mastered both water and air, and he knew the potential lay within himself for more. "Do you wish to..." he paused, seeking the right word before finishing with, "...evaluate it?" So she would know how best to proceed with his training when the time came.
