[ Well, there's a nickname he's never heard of, and that does give him pause. He doesn't resist, not yet, and it's the intensity of her gaze that reminds him to trust her; after all, it's been centuries of a long-standing friendship to back those feelings up.
But it strikes him as both odd and bold to change things up with what sounds to him like ... a bit of an insult. If she wanted to challenge him to a sparring match, she knows he would easily agree. They've always been fun, even if any nearby village tended to see the unfortunate consequences of their competition on a few too many occasions.
Still, when he lifts a hand to call upon the ocean, it's with the intent to get them safely across in mind — and the niggling at the back of his thoughts remains quiet for now. The ocean doesn't quite part so much as it begins to form a solidified pathway between them and the Isle up ahead. ]
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[ Well, there's a nickname he's never heard of, and that does give him pause. He doesn't resist, not yet, and it's the intensity of her gaze that reminds him to trust her; after all, it's been centuries of a long-standing friendship to back those feelings up.
But it strikes him as both odd and bold to change things up with what sounds to him like ... a bit of an insult. If she wanted to challenge him to a sparring match, she knows he would easily agree. They've always been fun, even if any nearby village tended to see the unfortunate consequences of their competition on a few too many occasions.
Still, when he lifts a hand to call upon the ocean, it's with the intent to get them safely across in mind — and the niggling at the back of his thoughts remains quiet for now. The ocean doesn't quite part so much as it begins to form a solidified pathway between them and the Isle up ahead. ]
Okay. Hold on to me and I'll get us across.