The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0519

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

her fingers. “Elva would like it. It's what the mermaids do.” She giggled at the

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

that everyone treated the children as if they were they’re own. I wondered if that rubbed off on the older children as well, who saw the younger as their

princess guided me to the shelfs and picked one near the top. “This is my favorite,”

eased Elva onto the shelf. She was already drifting. I

get to

from the shelf where my angel slept, the little

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

had given her the

not wanting to interfere in the princess’s

sure to keep the other children away

through and through seeing such kindness. Elva has made a friend

I hoped they would get to see

find a mysterious older merfolk woman behind me. She watched me

curls, topped with a towering crown, second only, that I'd seen, to Queen Sonal herself. Someone important then,

were a deep, rich purple that looked near black at times, depending on the light. Even her fins

and mysterious as the float orbs

at her that

magic, I had no idea if merfolk were more or less prevalent than

Veronica was

children treating yours

know her name, but felt she was worthy of some type of honorific. “Thank

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

a second time

to share with meif 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

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