Emerald eyes came to rest on Flora as she asked her questions and the mermanta tilted his head in acknowledgment of them but remained silent since she had directed them at the Stalwart. He trusted Harper to handle what the Doubletake threw at him, though Kaiden's unexpected contribution had Hadama blinking and controlling the upward twitch of his lips at the shark's focus on food only with great difficulty.
He nodded in support of Harper's words, waiting to be sure his co-ruler was done before speaking again. "They are good points to bring up," he rumbled, grateful to Flora for saying out loud what others might have mumbled and whispered to their neighbors. By bringing the concerns out into the open she allowed the kings to respond to them. "There may not be time to prepare for everything," he admitted, meeting Kaiden's eyes before looking out over the rest of their citizens who had come. "But we do know the direction the threat is coming from." He looked up to the blue Deepfrost sky, hazy with thin clouds that masked the stars far beyond before his gaze returned to those gathered. "It is something to consider, once we finish the fountain." Nothing needed to be decided today, after all. But the longer people had to come up with ideas, the more options they would have when the opportunity arose to begin a new project.
He nodded in support of Harper's words, waiting to be sure his co-ruler was done before speaking again. "They are good points to bring up," he rumbled, grateful to Flora for saying out loud what others might have mumbled and whispered to their neighbors. By bringing the concerns out into the open she allowed the kings to respond to them. "There may not be time to prepare for everything," he admitted, meeting Kaiden's eyes before looking out over the rest of their citizens who had come. "But we do know the direction the threat is coming from." He looked up to the blue Deepfrost sky, hazy with thin clouds that masked the stars far beyond before his gaze returned to those gathered. "It is something to consider, once we finish the fountain." Nothing needed to be decided today, after all. But the longer people had to come up with ideas, the more options they would have when the opportunity arose to begin a new project.
