The girls around me were freshening up their Merfolk language. Some were fluent. Others, less so.

Though most seemed to have a baseline knowledge.

My grasp of the Merfolk language was rusty, at least. I vaguely recalled some lessons during my days at

the Academy, but that felt like so long ago now.

I hadn’t had any need for Merfolk language or traditions in my day to day since leaving the Academy. I

didn’t really retain any of that knowledge.

I thought I might be able to recall some customs, though the bits of information I was hearing now and

then around me confused with my memories and left me unsure.

Also, I couldn’t trust what the girls around me were even saying.

Linda, especially, seemed to be purposefully polluting the water of fact and fiction. My knowledge was

even I knew the Merfolk greeted each other with a deep bow,

to the more gullible

been in worse situations. Heck, even lunch hour in the

overwhelming, with everyone shouting orders

hungry, irritable customers as a waitress, I could handle

careful. I had

have to stand

line to wait our turn to meet the ambassador. As the line

had mixed reactions. Some seemed pleased. Olivia and Linda seemed

the time it was my turn, I was a nervous ball of energy who felt

guided everyone else, Mark, Nicholas’s Beta,

to escort you to

given his name. Whether Nathan had said

+15 BONUS

I said, accepting

right away that he was guiding me the long way

made a common mistake. Most people in the kingdom believe that Merfolk bow at

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