The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0511 I Holding Elva’s hand, Ilead us both-dewn I the stairs.

I AsIdropped beneath the surface of the water, I instinctively held my breath.

Beside me, Elva hadn’t. She looked around, surprised, and then laughed.

0ddly, I could hear her voice clearly, even under the water.

In front of us, Jessica and Veronica were having a full on conversation about the nature of underwater breathing magic.

“Why can’t werewolves live in the merfolk kingdom, with this kind of magic?” Jessica asked.

“The magic won’t last for more than a day, I imagine,” Veronica said. As our local magic expert, she would know, though Jessica likely didn’t understand that.

I “Not to mention that werewolf bodies aren’t meant to live underwater,” Julian added.

“That would add complications,” Veronica agreed.

pouted slightly, somewhat

ahead of

in awe, still amazed I could hear them as clearly underwater as if they had been

us breath

a protective film to keep the salt water from harming the

them and all of us. He seemed nervous,

a valuable one. Any

eyes landed on me, and I swear I felt him giving me a silent warning. Out of all of us, he must have

tugged at my hand. “Come on, Mommy! I want to see the mermaid palace!” «Merfolk,” I corrected

last one down them, dragged by Elva, who was swimming now, no longer bothering with stairs. I supposed I could have swam as well, but it seemed polite to keep my feet on the floor, as that

doing.

guidance had helped save me when facing I Merfolk Ambassador Zale at a previous I event. I could trust Nicholas not to lead I me astray now

few merfolk customs I knew. I had learned some at the Academy, but that had been so long ago, I struggled to remember. At the time, I hadn’t thought I would actually use that information so hadn’t made much effort to retain

knew basic phrases. I wondered if they would use their own language here, or still to English for the sake of