It wasn't hard to spot Melita's return; her menagerie made quite the sight but the honeybee girl was striking in her own right with her cloud of red hair and graceful, springing step. Hadama dunked himself to keep his skin wet and surfaced at the edge of the canal once more, right beside where Melita appeared a moment later. He pulled himself half out of the water to examine the goods and nodded in satisfaction as he carefully tucked the chocolate into the box and sealed the container against the sea.
"Is it glass?" he asked of the 'ruby' before it was tucked away. Taking one of the offered pastries he nibbled at the edge in meditative bliss, savoring each second of sugary flavor.
"Hm. From the market, no," he said slowly in answer to her question. "But your advice... yes. What weapons do you like?" Her absence had given him time to think about many things, it seemed.
"Is it glass?" he asked of the 'ruby' before it was tucked away. Taking one of the offered pastries he nibbled at the edge in meditative bliss, savoring each second of sugary flavor.
"Hm. From the market, no," he said slowly in answer to her question. "But your advice... yes. What weapons do you like?" Her absence had given him time to think about many things, it seemed.
