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

but even I knew the Merfolk greeted each other with a deep bow, and not a fist bump like she

the more

had been in worse

with everyone shouting orders and

could manage hungry, irritable customers as a waitress, I

be careful.

to stand in the

turn to meet the ambassador. As the line grew

Some seemed pleased. Olivia and Linda

time it was my turn, I was a nervous ball of energy who felt a bit like I was walking into a

to the ambassador, as had guided everyone else, Mark,

escort you to

name. Whether Nathan had said it when

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I said, accepting

away that he was guiding me the long way

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

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