Hadama nodded in understanding. His own parents had been far less restrictive of his youthful travels, but when they had been children there had been no real rapport between humans and Mer, and little reason for them to seek out the surface aside from teenage rebellion. It wasn't that humans had been particularly dangerous to Mer - far more the other way around - but the sea had kept to itself until the portals had opened and curious humans from beyond Torchline's borders had upended the traditional way of things.
For the better, he had eventually come to accept.
The wind faded and Andromeda sank into her own thoughts. Hadama, unhurried as ever, waited in companionable silence while he reached out with his magic lightly to touch the water around them, shifting its temperature gradually to one that was pleasantly comfortable for lounging in. When Andy spoke again he gave another nod of his head, this one thoughtful. "Mmn. Is it a thing you want?" Not everyone did, after all. Generations of tradition changed slowly, and the differences and limits of airbreathers could be... challenging to work around.
For the better, he had eventually come to accept.
The wind faded and Andromeda sank into her own thoughts. Hadama, unhurried as ever, waited in companionable silence while he reached out with his magic lightly to touch the water around them, shifting its temperature gradually to one that was pleasantly comfortable for lounging in. When Andy spoke again he gave another nod of his head, this one thoughtful. "Mmn. Is it a thing you want?" Not everyone did, after all. Generations of tradition changed slowly, and the differences and limits of airbreathers could be... challenging to work around.
