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

that she could twirl her fins around her fingers. “Elva would like it. It's what the

made certain Elva knew to call everyone merfolk. The little princess

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

to the shelfs and picked one near the

She was already drifting. I roused her

was so tired, but she still gave an excited smile. “I get to sleep like a mermaid...” she

shelf where my angel slept, the little princess tugged

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

like I had given her the

wanting to interfere in the princess’s self-assigned duties.

the other

and warmed me through and through seeing such kindness. Elva has made a

they would get to see each other

to find the others, only to find a mysterious older merfolk woman behind me. She

a towering crown, second only, that I'd seen,

black at times, depending on the

glow somewhat, as bright and mysterious as the float orbs at times, much dimmer at

looking at her

magic, I had no idea if merfolk

wished Veronica was

treating

was worthy of some type of honorific. “Thank you, ma’am.”

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, surprised

I was surprised a second time but the

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

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