Hadama would never have described Noah as 'ningo mess' but the demigod's crushing strength necessitated immediate action. The mermanta was far too eager to be free of the grappling bearhug to prevent Noah from letting go, and he was shoved away before he'd quite realized what had happened.
Shaking his head to clear the daze from his thoughts, he watched Noah kick forward with silent bemusement before he realized what it would mean. They weren't very far from the surface, but if he let the other man get too far ahead of him...
He swam forward with a strong thrust from his tail, trailing Noah to keep him in range though he held off on further attacks. You can only breathe the water within ten feet of me, he called through the Bond, realizing almost too late that there hadn't been time to tell his friend the details earlier.
Shaking his head to clear the daze from his thoughts, he watched Noah kick forward with silent bemusement before he realized what it would mean. They weren't very far from the surface, but if he let the other man get too far ahead of him...
He swam forward with a strong thrust from his tail, trailing Noah to keep him in range though he held off on further attacks. You can only breathe the water within ten feet of me, he called through the Bond, realizing almost too late that there hadn't been time to tell his friend the details earlier.