Somehow he wasn't surprised to see Pihu here, and the mermanta gave his fellow Torcher a warm nod of greeting. Swimming while holding a cup of liquid out of the water was even trickier than doing it with a paper bag of sweets; at least the sweets didn't slosh! But Hadama moved slowly enough to manage it as he moved closer to the familiar woman so they could enjoy their drinks together.
"I do not believe the merchant has seen a mermaid before," he said, and though his tone was blandly neutral his eyes sparkled with mischief.
"This drink is quite good. Have you had it before?"
"I do not believe the merchant has seen a mermaid before," he said, and though his tone was blandly neutral his eyes sparkled with mischief.
"This drink is quite good. Have you had it before?"
