He simply looked askance when she giggled, but when she settled into serious contemplation of his question he waited patiently and gave her time. Nibbling another of the pastries - chocolate, a flavor both sweet and with a delightful hint of bitterness at its core - he was perfectly content to linger as long as was needed.
The answer, when it came, drew a slow and thoughtful nod from the merman. "We have such things, too. Though they are not needed often." Hence his own lack of one attached to his belted harness. Such things were more common among those few who traded - overtly or covertly - with humans on a regular basis. It was something for Hadama to consider as a future investment, given their rarity. "Perhaps... the Rainbow Road is too far, this year." A setback he took philosophically enough, with only a small shrug. "Where will you set your offerings?"
The answer, when it came, drew a slow and thoughtful nod from the merman. "We have such things, too. Though they are not needed often." Hence his own lack of one attached to his belted harness. Such things were more common among those few who traded - overtly or covertly - with humans on a regular basis. It was something for Hadama to consider as a future investment, given their rarity. "Perhaps... the Rainbow Road is too far, this year." A setback he took philosophically enough, with only a small shrug. "Where will you set your offerings?"
