"Mm. It is a matter of size." Hadama wrapped his large fingers around the small coconut, measuring it again to be certain. "I am to bring her the best thing I can fit in my hand." And while there were many options, choosing the best was a matter both subjective and personal. Given his respect for the versatile fruit, was it any wonder that he had chosen the coconut, both humble and mighty in its potential uses?
The mermanta used his water magic to bring other coconuts that had fallen during their harvesting closer, coralling a tidy net-full for later use while Koa considered the goddess who watched over Torchline. He nodded slowly in agreement to Safrin's good points, though he was notably silent when it came to her bad ones. The question that came back to him had him pausing in his tidying to look up to the sky as it began its nightly shift towards velvety darkness. "She is... shining," he rumbled after several minutes of quiet contemplation. "Shimmering. Splendid." He lifted his hand above him, fingers spread wide, and a beautiful starry ring was visible on one finger. "She has been generous to me. Kind. Gracious. Safrin is... easy to love." He lowered his hand slowly, turning to look at Koa once more from his place within the surf, his expression serene. "And hard to leave. But she rewards loyalty well." And betrayal... well, she rewarded that, too. Though Hadama had only heard the rumors of Torchline's former Governor.
The mermanta used his water magic to bring other coconuts that had fallen during their harvesting closer, coralling a tidy net-full for later use while Koa considered the goddess who watched over Torchline. He nodded slowly in agreement to Safrin's good points, though he was notably silent when it came to her bad ones. The question that came back to him had him pausing in his tidying to look up to the sky as it began its nightly shift towards velvety darkness. "She is... shining," he rumbled after several minutes of quiet contemplation. "Shimmering. Splendid." He lifted his hand above him, fingers spread wide, and a beautiful starry ring was visible on one finger. "She has been generous to me. Kind. Gracious. Safrin is... easy to love." He lowered his hand slowly, turning to look at Koa once more from his place within the surf, his expression serene. "And hard to leave. But she rewards loyalty well." And betrayal... well, she rewarded that, too. Though Hadama had only heard the rumors of Torchline's former Governor.
