"Agreed," the tall man murmured, eyes glinting with the self-awareness of his own tendency to overwork himself. There was a reason he and Lena got on well, and their similar work ethics certainly played a part in that. "I am glad she is well." And that she had a friend in such an effervescent and enterprising young woman.
Sometimes his magic was blatant and showy, but in truth Hadama preferred the uses that were smaller and more subtle. The deft touch over the brute strength. As Sohalia paused the Tidebreaker's eyes crinkled at the edges, though the smile was so faint it would be easy to miss. "Watch," he rumbled, letting the slow seep of water sink into the small cracks and microfractures their pounding against the wall had caused. Once it had filled those tiny spaces he flexed his magic once more and the small amount of water underwent a flash-freeze, suddenly expanding--
And cracking several pieces of ruby, including the largest piece that Soh had been working on, free from the wall to tumble to the ground at her feet.
Sometimes his magic was blatant and showy, but in truth Hadama preferred the uses that were smaller and more subtle. The deft touch over the brute strength. As Sohalia paused the Tidebreaker's eyes crinkled at the edges, though the smile was so faint it would be easy to miss. "Watch," he rumbled, letting the slow seep of water sink into the small cracks and microfractures their pounding against the wall had caused. Once it had filled those tiny spaces he flexed his magic once more and the small amount of water underwent a flash-freeze, suddenly expanding--
And cracking several pieces of ruby, including the largest piece that Soh had been working on, free from the wall to tumble to the ground at her feet.
