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

tail so that she could twirl her fins around her fingers. “Elva would

certain Elva knew to call everyone merfolk. The little princess didn’t seem to mind though.

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

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

drifting. I roused her slightly so

was so tired, but she still gave an excited smile. “I get to

from the shelf where my angel slept, the little princess tugged on my

she sleeps undisturbed.” It was so sweet and valiant, I thanked

she beamed like I had given

backed away then, not wanting to interfere in the princess’s self-assigned duties. She seemed to take

making sure to keep the other children away from

adorable, and warmed me through and through seeing such kindness. Elva has made a friend for life I here, I knew,

get to

find a mysterious older merfolk woman behind me. She

towering crown, second only, that

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

mysterious as the float orbs at times, much dimmer

looking at her that this was

so little of magic, I had no

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other children treating yours well?”

ma’am,” I said. I didn’t know her name, but felt she was worthy of some type of honorific. “Thank you, ma’am.”

you, but I can see now

a second time

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,

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