Hadama was not usually one to indulge in whims, but Rae's mischief had been too fascinating to pass up. Finding a dance partner on the other side of the ice had been even more unexpected, but there was no denying the simple joy of racing through the pleasantly chilled water, or the challenge of trying to stay in sync with someone he couldn't even touch.
He followed her curves and turns, gracefully weightless in the water below. There was no time to think or plan his next moves; it was all he could do simply to react and maintain his speed in their graceful duet of land and sea. When the shadow above him jumped, he dove to the bottom of the canal, rising to meet them when they landed. They spun, he rolled - or else shifted his wings momentarily away so he could spin in a watery echo of what was happening in the air above. It was a moment of bright freedom away from the worries of gods and quests and wars, and he gave himself over to the moment.
He followed her curves and turns, gracefully weightless in the water below. There was no time to think or plan his next moves; it was all he could do simply to react and maintain his speed in their graceful duet of land and sea. When the shadow above him jumped, he dove to the bottom of the canal, rising to meet them when they landed. They spun, he rolled - or else shifted his wings momentarily away so he could spin in a watery echo of what was happening in the air above. It was a moment of bright freedom away from the worries of gods and quests and wars, and he gave himself over to the moment.
