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love for Sirena.
He remembered everything now â diving to find her, seeing her sweet face, hearing her promise to save him before he breathed his last, and the nothingness of death until a strange half-human half-squid thing appeared and changed him into a zombie.
Oh, God, the people he had killed⦠The people he had eaten . What had he done?
Kristian choked back a sob, and water filled his lungs.
The merman in front of him waved his trident. Kristian's lungs burned for a second until his drowning stopped. He could now breathe under the water.
"I'm sorry about that," the merman said.
"How did youâ¦" Kristian shook his head. "Thank you."
"Think nothing of it." The merman waved his hand. "I have no love for Merlinasea."
"Merlinasea?"
"The sea witch. I could see her enchantment on you. What did you do to cross her?"
Kristian hesitated. "Can I ask you a question? Then I'll answer all of yours."
The merman's eyes darkened for a moment before he curtly nodded. "Go ahead."
Kristian gaped at him, the realization that he was talking to a merman beginning to sink in. Could that crazy Blaise have been right all along about there something strange about Sirena â only instead of being a selkie, she was a mermaid?
"Do you know⦠You have to. Don't you?" He was rambling and not making sense, not even to himself. "I-Is⦠Is Sirena here? Is she a mermaid? Is she okay? She⦠Iâ¦"
The merman's face twisted into fury and rage. "How do you know of â of course. Now it all makes sense." He swam around Kristian in a tight circle. "How long have you known Sirena?"
"Ten years."
The merman snorted and pulled up short in front of Kristian. "And you knew she was a mermaid?"
"Not for certain until you just said so." Kristian didn't know which part of this revelation shocked him more â that Sirena was a mermaid or that Blaise had been right. His mind was a blur, and he began to float as he forgot to move his legs to keep him in place in the water.
"So you don't know where Sirena is?" the merman asked. "She's been missing for quite some time."
Kristian opened his mouth to say "no" when the rest of his zombie memories returned, and with it came a fierce dread that made his chest ache. "That witch â could she use her magic or whatever on mermaids?"
"Yes." The mermaid raised his white eyebrows. "Why?"
"I think she changed Sirena into aâ¦"
"A what?" the merman roared.
Kristian glared at him. The sea creature seemed protective of Sirena â too protective. "Who are you?"
The merman shifted the trident so it pointed at Kristian. The threatening movement made Kristian suppose he wouldn't answer, but the merman said, "Her father. Who are you?"
"Her ⦠her friend." Kristian gulped. It felt wrong to say "friend" but he could hardly say "lover" to her father, especially considering Sirena didn't know how he felt. He cleared his throat. "It's nice to meet you. Sirena never mentioned you."
He crossed his arms, his trident still pointed toward Kristian. "I would think not. I am not a man to be crossed."
Obviously not. Sirena's father had to have magic himself to be able to lift a curse or spell or whatever the sea witch had done to him.
"Sirena was changed intoâ¦" her father prompted.
"A⦠She has legs now, but she doesn't look like herself."
"What does she look like?"
"Like aâ¦" Kristian sighed, stalling. The water here was a darker color than he had ever seen. Several schools of small fish swam nearby, most glowing or radiating light, a rather majestic sight, more beautiful than anything he had ever seen on his dives. A few larger fish swam sluggishly by, but none paid them any attention.
Kristian returned his gaze to Sirena's father, who was looking angrier with each passing second. The prince rushed to add, "Her back is hunched, her hair is always matted, her eyes are crazed, she walks as if it pains herâ¦"
"Is she ugly?"
What a question to be asked, and by
He remembered everything now â diving to find her, seeing her sweet face, hearing her promise to save him before he breathed his last, and the nothingness of death until a strange half-human half-squid thing appeared and changed him into a zombie.
Oh, God, the people he had killed⦠The people he had eaten . What had he done?
Kristian choked back a sob, and water filled his lungs.
The merman in front of him waved his trident. Kristian's lungs burned for a second until his drowning stopped. He could now breathe under the water.
"I'm sorry about that," the merman said.
"How did youâ¦" Kristian shook his head. "Thank you."
"Think nothing of it." The merman waved his hand. "I have no love for Merlinasea."
"Merlinasea?"
"The sea witch. I could see her enchantment on you. What did you do to cross her?"
Kristian hesitated. "Can I ask you a question? Then I'll answer all of yours."
The merman's eyes darkened for a moment before he curtly nodded. "Go ahead."
Kristian gaped at him, the realization that he was talking to a merman beginning to sink in. Could that crazy Blaise have been right all along about there something strange about Sirena â only instead of being a selkie, she was a mermaid?
"Do you know⦠You have to. Don't you?" He was rambling and not making sense, not even to himself. "I-Is⦠Is Sirena here? Is she a mermaid? Is she okay? She⦠Iâ¦"
The merman's face twisted into fury and rage. "How do you know of â of course. Now it all makes sense." He swam around Kristian in a tight circle. "How long have you known Sirena?"
"Ten years."
The merman snorted and pulled up short in front of Kristian. "And you knew she was a mermaid?"
"Not for certain until you just said so." Kristian didn't know which part of this revelation shocked him more â that Sirena was a mermaid or that Blaise had been right. His mind was a blur, and he began to float as he forgot to move his legs to keep him in place in the water.
"So you don't know where Sirena is?" the merman asked. "She's been missing for quite some time."
Kristian opened his mouth to say "no" when the rest of his zombie memories returned, and with it came a fierce dread that made his chest ache. "That witch â could she use her magic or whatever on mermaids?"
"Yes." The mermaid raised his white eyebrows. "Why?"
"I think she changed Sirena into aâ¦"
"A what?" the merman roared.
Kristian glared at him. The sea creature seemed protective of Sirena â too protective. "Who are you?"
The merman shifted the trident so it pointed at Kristian. The threatening movement made Kristian suppose he wouldn't answer, but the merman said, "Her father. Who are you?"
"Her ⦠her friend." Kristian gulped. It felt wrong to say "friend" but he could hardly say "lover" to her father, especially considering Sirena didn't know how he felt. He cleared his throat. "It's nice to meet you. Sirena never mentioned you."
He crossed his arms, his trident still pointed toward Kristian. "I would think not. I am not a man to be crossed."
Obviously not. Sirena's father had to have magic himself to be able to lift a curse or spell or whatever the sea witch had done to him.
"Sirena was changed intoâ¦" her father prompted.
"A⦠She has legs now, but she doesn't look like herself."
"What does she look like?"
"Like aâ¦" Kristian sighed, stalling. The water here was a darker color than he had ever seen. Several schools of small fish swam nearby, most glowing or radiating light, a rather majestic sight, more beautiful than anything he had ever seen on his dives. A few larger fish swam sluggishly by, but none paid them any attention.
Kristian returned his gaze to Sirena's father, who was looking angrier with each passing second. The prince rushed to add, "Her back is hunched, her hair is always matted, her eyes are crazed, she walks as if it pains herâ¦"
"Is she ugly?"
What a question to be asked, and by
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