the days ahead? Lana fell asleep with the memory of his smile.
~~~
Once more, Lana woke to the smell of breakfast. This time, however, she didn’t hear her father whistling d ownstairs. This is gonna be a sad goodbye for us both . She went ahead and put on her suit and the belt, placing the knife in the sheath. She decided to leave the whale bone combs so that she wouldn’t lose them as well as her brow ring . She briefly took out the grey pearl necklace fro m her jewelry box and felt the smoothness of the pearls and smiled to remember that night when Prince Titus gave them to her. She put the necklace bac k, also not wanting to take it . Then she took a deep breath , here we go , and headed downstairs.
“Good morning, I made you plenty of bacon, you’re gonna need the energy . ” H er father grinned .
“Thanks Dad, the mer do eat don’t they?” Lana laughed.
“Yeah, but you know, it’s mostly fish and seaweed , ” he said wrinkl ing his nose.
“Dad, it can’t be that bad,” she said laughing out loud.
“You’ll get used to it; you know that you do have the cavern to cook the fish if you want.”
“Yeah, that’s how I ate my last meal there.”
“You know, I will be talking to Prince Titus myself before you go,” said her father seriously.
“Yeah, I figured as much . ” S he rolled her eyes and smiled slightly.
“Your suit looks great. I’m glad you remembered the knife. I’m not kidding Lana, you’ll need to keep it with you always,” he said sternly with raised brows.
“Okay Dad, I’ll remember . ”
“Alright, eat your breakfast . ” H e gave her a slight grin.
When it was time to leave, Lana’s father walked her to the dock. Prince Titus surfaced. Tempest waited for them further out .
“It’s good to see you again Prince Titus, I understand that you’ll be looking out for my daughter?” he said seriously.
“Yes Cole, you may be certain of it . ”
“I want you to be sure to have one of your maidens stay with her each night in the cavern. She needs to have some kind of human routine. Also, make sure she gets some sunlight; she’ll get too weak if she doesn’t. She’ll probably want to cook her fish...”
“Dad enough already!” Lana rolled her eyes.
“I assure you Cole, all of her needs will be attended to. And yes, she will be chaperoned by one of our maidens,” said Prince Titus respectful ly.
“Lana, your birthday is a little more than a month away , I expect to see you home by then,” her father said in a serious tone.
“Wow Dad, I had forgotten, sure,” she said as she hugged him and he kissed the top of her head. Then she hesitated and softly said, “Dad, one thing, please don’t drink while I’m gone.”
“Lana, I haven’t touched a drop since I first talked to you about your mother, and I don’t think I ever will again . ” H e smiled and hugged her and she smiled back and kissed him on his cheek.
“Wish me luck!” Lana said as she ran and jumped into the water.
“I wish you love and safety!” he called out and gave Prince Titus one last stern glance. The Prince gave a slight bow of his head and flipped into the water following after Lana and Tempest.
~~~~~
Chapter 9
CITY OF THE MER
Prince Titus, with Lana on his back, slowed his speed as they neared Gull Island . He began to circle around the base and passed the opening to the cavern.
“Aren’t we going to the cavern?” Lana let her thoughts ask.
“No, we are going to the city . ”
“What city?” Lana asked confused.
“You will see . ” H e smiled as he looked back to her. They swam around to the other side and at the very b ottom was a dark hole covered by seaweed. It looked barely large enough for one of them. He swung her around and took her hand and led her through the opening with Tempest
~~~
Once more, Lana woke to the smell of breakfast. This time, however, she didn’t hear her father whistling d ownstairs. This is gonna be a sad goodbye for us both . She went ahead and put on her suit and the belt, placing the knife in the sheath. She decided to leave the whale bone combs so that she wouldn’t lose them as well as her brow ring . She briefly took out the grey pearl necklace fro m her jewelry box and felt the smoothness of the pearls and smiled to remember that night when Prince Titus gave them to her. She put the necklace bac k, also not wanting to take it . Then she took a deep breath , here we go , and headed downstairs.
“Good morning, I made you plenty of bacon, you’re gonna need the energy . ” H er father grinned .
“Thanks Dad, the mer do eat don’t they?” Lana laughed.
“Yeah, but you know, it’s mostly fish and seaweed , ” he said wrinkl ing his nose.
“Dad, it can’t be that bad,” she said laughing out loud.
“You’ll get used to it; you know that you do have the cavern to cook the fish if you want.”
“Yeah, that’s how I ate my last meal there.”
“You know, I will be talking to Prince Titus myself before you go,” said her father seriously.
“Yeah, I figured as much . ” S he rolled her eyes and smiled slightly.
“Your suit looks great. I’m glad you remembered the knife. I’m not kidding Lana, you’ll need to keep it with you always,” he said sternly with raised brows.
“Okay Dad, I’ll remember . ”
“Alright, eat your breakfast . ” H e gave her a slight grin.
When it was time to leave, Lana’s father walked her to the dock. Prince Titus surfaced. Tempest waited for them further out .
“It’s good to see you again Prince Titus, I understand that you’ll be looking out for my daughter?” he said seriously.
“Yes Cole, you may be certain of it . ”
“I want you to be sure to have one of your maidens stay with her each night in the cavern. She needs to have some kind of human routine. Also, make sure she gets some sunlight; she’ll get too weak if she doesn’t. She’ll probably want to cook her fish...”
“Dad enough already!” Lana rolled her eyes.
“I assure you Cole, all of her needs will be attended to. And yes, she will be chaperoned by one of our maidens,” said Prince Titus respectful ly.
“Lana, your birthday is a little more than a month away , I expect to see you home by then,” her father said in a serious tone.
“Wow Dad, I had forgotten, sure,” she said as she hugged him and he kissed the top of her head. Then she hesitated and softly said, “Dad, one thing, please don’t drink while I’m gone.”
“Lana, I haven’t touched a drop since I first talked to you about your mother, and I don’t think I ever will again . ” H e smiled and hugged her and she smiled back and kissed him on his cheek.
“Wish me luck!” Lana said as she ran and jumped into the water.
“I wish you love and safety!” he called out and gave Prince Titus one last stern glance. The Prince gave a slight bow of his head and flipped into the water following after Lana and Tempest.
~~~~~
Chapter 9
CITY OF THE MER
Prince Titus, with Lana on his back, slowed his speed as they neared Gull Island . He began to circle around the base and passed the opening to the cavern.
“Aren’t we going to the cavern?” Lana let her thoughts ask.
“No, we are going to the city . ”
“What city?” Lana asked confused.
“You will see . ” H e smiled as he looked back to her. They swam around to the other side and at the very b ottom was a dark hole covered by seaweed. It looked barely large enough for one of them. He swung her around and took her hand and led her through the opening with Tempest
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