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 like it. It's

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

everyone treated the children as if they were they’re own. I wondered if that

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

onto the shelf. She was already drifting. I roused her slightly so that

tired, but she still gave an excited smile. “I get to sleep like a mermaid...” she said, and then immediately drifted

shelf where my angel slept, the little princess

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

had given

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

to keep the other children away from where

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

they would get to see each other

older merfolk

of wild gray curls, topped with a towering crown, second only, that I'd seen, to Queen Sonal herself. Someone important then, and well-respected within

depending on

the float orbs at times,

just from looking at her that this

knew so little of magic, I had

Veronica was

the other children treating yours well?”

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

cause was linked to you, but I can see now that I was mistaken

was surprised a second time but

she is cursed.” ' So Iwas right. Only those with magical abilities would have

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