The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0519 With the drama mostly settled forthe moment, I thanked Nicholas for his help.

He smiled once more at me.

Then we split ways, and I made my way down to where the children were playing I to check on Elva. As I drew closer, I could see how tired she was.

It made sense, while the other children were swimming around using their strong tails, Elva had only her two weak legs. Of course she would be exhausted trying to keep up.

She was still smiling, still having fun, but she wasn’t moving with quite the vibrancy she’d earlier displayed.

When she saw me, she waved. I kicked my way over to her, opened my arms, and immediately she came closer to rest.

“Are you having fun, sweetheart?” I

asked her.

“So much fun,” she said with a yawn.

“Don’t make me go home, Mommy” “Not yet, dearest. But you better rest for a moment.” “Just a minute,” she said. Her eyes drooped, but she fought off sleep.

Watching her efforts made my heart ache.

Poor thing didn’t want to miss a minute of this adventure.

One of the merfolk children tugged at my arm. She was a bit older than Elva, maybe seven or eight, with her hair done up in elaborate pigtails. A row of pearls dotted across her forehead. A royal, then.

She pointed at the wall behind them, where I noticed some shelfs had been set up, each covered in some soft-looking cushions.

“When we get sleepy,” the little princess said, “that’s where we sleep.” She

fins around her fingers. “Elva would like it. It's what

everyone merfolk. The little princess didn’t seem to mind though. She looked at

said, that everyone treated the children as if they were they’re own. I wondered if that rubbed off on the

to the shelfs and picked one near the top. “This is my

She was already drifting. I roused her slightly so that she would know where she was and where I would

get to sleep like a mermaid...” she said, and then immediately drifted

shelf where my angel

watch her,” the princess said. “I’ll make sure she sleeps undisturbed.” It was so sweet and valiant, I thanked

had given her

interfere in the princess’s self-assigned duties. She

the other children away from where Elva

through seeing such kindness. Elva has made a friend for life I here, I knew, even

they would get to see

a mysterious older merfolk woman

with a towering crown, second only, that I'd seen, to Queen Sonal herself.

deep, rich purple that looked near black at times, depending on the light. Even her fins were different than the other merfolk.

and mysterious as the float

just from looking at her that this was

of magic, I had no idea if merfolk

Veronica was

the other children treating yours well?” she

said. I didn’t know her name, but felt she was worthy of some

of yours is haunted by darkness. I had worried that the cause was linked to you, but I can see now that I was mistaken in that regard.” I blinked,

a second time but

you are unable,” the merfolk said. “Though I suspect you too know she is cursed.” ' So Iwas right. Only those with magical abilities would have been able to detect the curse, especially as it was currently inactive. Or, as inactive as it could be, with Jane’s distance and