She was motion to his stillness, and perhaps he could be the calm at the heart of her storm. He had thought that he and Harper had been complimentary, but perhaps they had, in truth, been too similar, from the letter he had received. It was not something that he and Flora would ever be accused of being, however, and a more dynamic leadership would hopefully do Torchline well in the coming days.
The coming crisis, if the increasingly dangerous strangeness around Caido was any indication.
He inclined his head at her decision, accepting the truth of her words with the understanding that he had also misjudged her. When he raised it again the hope was in her eyes and he relaxed his guarded expression enough for the smile to lift the corners of his lips. "Indeed," he said, giving the word the solemnity it deserved for such a momentous decision. "We may make the announcement this afternoon." Knowing that the Doubletake was unlikely to wait any longer than it took her to return to Haulani anyways, and choosing to bow gracefully to the inevitable.
"You should know what has already been done this season," he added to his new co-ruler. "I have continued the training of our soldiers. To help against threats. Or during evacuations." Not the Coast Guard he had originally envisioned, perhaps, but protectors for Torchline nonetheless. "And I have sent the Adventurer's Guild to investigate the place the LongNight lights came down." Now a slight frown creased the skin between his brows. "Though I have not heard back from them yet." Truly he had hoped for a quicker report from young Edmund, but he would rather the young man and his guildmates be safe than swift. "And I have begun rooting out those shadowy flowers we found last time, whenever they are in reach." He paused, then inclined his head. "So far, I have not had any reports of dangerous new plants underwater."
The coming crisis, if the increasingly dangerous strangeness around Caido was any indication.
He inclined his head at her decision, accepting the truth of her words with the understanding that he had also misjudged her. When he raised it again the hope was in her eyes and he relaxed his guarded expression enough for the smile to lift the corners of his lips. "Indeed," he said, giving the word the solemnity it deserved for such a momentous decision. "We may make the announcement this afternoon." Knowing that the Doubletake was unlikely to wait any longer than it took her to return to Haulani anyways, and choosing to bow gracefully to the inevitable.
"You should know what has already been done this season," he added to his new co-ruler. "I have continued the training of our soldiers. To help against threats. Or during evacuations." Not the Coast Guard he had originally envisioned, perhaps, but protectors for Torchline nonetheless. "And I have sent the Adventurer's Guild to investigate the place the LongNight lights came down." Now a slight frown creased the skin between his brows. "Though I have not heard back from them yet." Truly he had hoped for a quicker report from young Edmund, but he would rather the young man and his guildmates be safe than swift. "And I have begun rooting out those shadowy flowers we found last time, whenever they are in reach." He paused, then inclined his head. "So far, I have not had any reports of dangerous new plants underwater."
