It took a moment to parse the Doubletake's meaning, but when he determined that she was well enough the mermanta gave a nod of acknowledgment, relief settling over him in a subtle shifting of muscle and bone across his shoulders and chest.
The strange flower was not something that was easy to ignore, but Flora had a way of drawing the eye that was even more powerful than the bloom of ill omen. For a moment Hadama tried to still the breezes around her as she briefly battled her hair, but though his eyes flashed a pale grey his Air Manipulation was too weak to reach across the distance between sea and shore.
He tilted his head to the side in consideration as she continued, and steely brows rose in mild bemusement. "I was studying these." A brief gesture of one hand towards the ashen flower and its shadowy attendants. "But I am glad you found me." The corner of his mouth quirked up in the hint of a smile, hoping that he would still be glad in a few minutes. "What is on your--"
An old friend, or perhaps a new one, surfaced nearby and Hadama fell silent to watch its benign passage. Seeing one so near to one of the Void Flowers was reassuring, and after the tumsea dove again the mermanta turned back to Flora with a smile that was more relaxed and open.
"I hope this means you bring good news?" The question, though solemn, held a hint of his subdued teasing in the deep inflections of his voice.
The strange flower was not something that was easy to ignore, but Flora had a way of drawing the eye that was even more powerful than the bloom of ill omen. For a moment Hadama tried to still the breezes around her as she briefly battled her hair, but though his eyes flashed a pale grey his Air Manipulation was too weak to reach across the distance between sea and shore.
He tilted his head to the side in consideration as she continued, and steely brows rose in mild bemusement. "I was studying these." A brief gesture of one hand towards the ashen flower and its shadowy attendants. "But I am glad you found me." The corner of his mouth quirked up in the hint of a smile, hoping that he would still be glad in a few minutes. "What is on your--"
An old friend, or perhaps a new one, surfaced nearby and Hadama fell silent to watch its benign passage. Seeing one so near to one of the Void Flowers was reassuring, and after the tumsea dove again the mermanta turned back to Flora with a smile that was more relaxed and open.
"I hope this means you bring good news?" The question, though solemn, held a hint of his subdued teasing in the deep inflections of his voice.
