Eric had been ruling without his queen for a century. Not much was said at first because everyone knew that she was a human. But people were starting to talk now, and a lot of people thought that it would be better for their city if the King took a mermaid as his other half.
Once again he was being summoned by the elders. Goddess they got on his nerves! They got on his nerves more than the night after night mind sends from Jo calling to him. But he had never told anyone that he heard those calls and he never will.
It did no one any good to know about those calls. She could not come here, and he could not leave his rule to go to her, and worst of all she had not even wanted to hear about it when he tried to tell her.
The elders once again told him that he had no choice. He was going to
