Keen eyes noted how close the strike came, even if it did ultimately miss. Given how wobbly his own attack had been he couldn't say he was surprised. Hadama began to swim backwards, putting a little distance between himself and the honeybee as he considered how best to approach this new challenge, but Melita wasn't giving him much time for his usual thoughtful approach.
Her watery sprint caught him off guard and he tried to duck beneath the water and into the safety of the depths, but she was far faster than the deliberative mermanta and her staff thunked against dark skin with a splash. A silent underwater grunt escaped in a bubble as he finished his dive regardless.
And then twisted around to come up from beneath her, curious now if he could topple her by disrupting her footing directly. The trident poked up from below, aiming for the soles of her feet.
Her watery sprint caught him off guard and he tried to duck beneath the water and into the safety of the depths, but she was far faster than the deliberative mermanta and her staff thunked against dark skin with a splash. A silent underwater grunt escaped in a bubble as he finished his dive regardless.
And then twisted around to come up from beneath her, curious now if he could topple her by disrupting her footing directly. The trident poked up from below, aiming for the soles of her feet.
