Thoughts overflowing with the world of possibilities that the goddess had laid before him and stunned by all that her offer implied, Hadama had felt only the urge to obey his lady's quest: to meditate on what it would mean to rise, to consider his place as king, to question the borders of his seas and land.
And to contemplate what it would mean to change, irrevocably. To swim from the familiar currents of his life into waters far deeper and stranger and more beautiful than he now knew. Or whether to hold to all that he already was and the gifts of his mortality.
He realized too late the error of his speechlessness, and he raised his head as Safrin laid out his options clearly. The mermanta gazed up at her and drew in a deep breath, taking strength from her smile and the beauty that infused her. "I will serve you, regardless," he promised, seeking more words than was his wont to explain the honor and the shock that filled his heart. "I meant only that I will do as you bid me. To consider my future carefully." Her last request had given him a good place to start, and he inclined his head gratefully. "I will speak to Ronin and Deimos as well."
And to contemplate what it would mean to change, irrevocably. To swim from the familiar currents of his life into waters far deeper and stranger and more beautiful than he now knew. Or whether to hold to all that he already was and the gifts of his mortality.
He realized too late the error of his speechlessness, and he raised his head as Safrin laid out his options clearly. The mermanta gazed up at her and drew in a deep breath, taking strength from her smile and the beauty that infused her. "I will serve you, regardless," he promised, seeking more words than was his wont to explain the honor and the shock that filled his heart. "I meant only that I will do as you bid me. To consider my future carefully." Her last request had given him a good place to start, and he inclined his head gratefully. "I will speak to Ronin and Deimos as well."
