Kaiden's praise was a rare thing, and Hadama accepted it with solemn gravitas, nodding at the mershark's words. It was a good spear. But the other mer's answer to his question gave him thoughtful pause. 'Barely' could mean a great many things, depending on the person and what they were comparing themselves to.
The King swam back a short way to look around, then gave a tilt of his head towards an empty ring of kelp before leading Kaiden there. He shrugged his trident off his back, gripping the blessed coral lightly but firmly as he turned to face the younger Mer again. Show me, he invited, relaxed and confident as he readied himself to see what the shark had learned - either bad or good - of his previous time with a spear.
The King swam back a short way to look around, then gave a tilt of his head towards an empty ring of kelp before leading Kaiden there. He shrugged his trident off his back, gripping the blessed coral lightly but firmly as he turned to face the younger Mer again. Show me, he invited, relaxed and confident as he readied himself to see what the shark had learned - either bad or good - of his previous time with a spear.
