Returning to the open sea, Faye Yardley felt like she'd been reborn.
Holding the Water-Repelling Pearl, she followed Bella Dillon straight up to the surface. As soon as her head broke the water, Faye Yardley pulled a small wooden boat from her backpack, and she and Bella climbed aboard.
'Damn it. I even marked the location of that Silver Treasure Box. But coming out from the bottom of The Murkwood Loch in that cave put me somewhere completely different from where I went in.'
Fortunately, she wasn't too far from her raft. It probably wouldn't even take an hour to row the boat over.
"Bella Dillon, have you evolved? Other than your fish lips, the rest of you is barely different from us humans."
As Faye Yardley spoke, she handed Bella a face mask. "Put this on, and no one will ever know you're one of The Merfolk."
Bella Dillon: "..."
"Being one of The Merfolk is great," Bella Dillon said, holding out her hand. "See? Fine scales. Aren't they shiny?"
