"Indeed," Hadama agreed gravely to Koa's revelation, enjoying his own half of the cooked coconut with silent pleasure. It was a simple treat, but a comforting one for all that, and he had no qualms about offering Pip her share of the bounty as well.
As their hunger was slaked and the time came to pack up the leftovers in shells bound with twine made from their own husks, the King followed Koa's gesture to the small coconut that had made its way into a net back attached to the mermanta's harness. His expression finally shifted from its serenely stoic lines, softening with respect and a certain faithful affection. "No," he rumbled, answering the second query first. "It is for a quest. For Safrin. She has agreed to help me with armor, in return for certain tasks." He looked back to the human with a curious tilt to his head. "Have you met her?" Being an Accepted, it didn't seem outside the realm of possibility that the Starry Goddess might have answered the Dragoon's prayers in person before.
As their hunger was slaked and the time came to pack up the leftovers in shells bound with twine made from their own husks, the King followed Koa's gesture to the small coconut that had made its way into a net back attached to the mermanta's harness. His expression finally shifted from its serenely stoic lines, softening with respect and a certain faithful affection. "No," he rumbled, answering the second query first. "It is for a quest. For Safrin. She has agreed to help me with armor, in return for certain tasks." He looked back to the human with a curious tilt to his head. "Have you met her?" Being an Accepted, it didn't seem outside the realm of possibility that the Starry Goddess might have answered the Dragoon's prayers in person before.
