Alexander/Anton The twilight seemed darker when Fiorentina and Carla descended after their sea god. What could I offer her that he couldn’t? She was better off with him. She didn’t need to rise on land and face the dangers it posed for her kind with him. She might even live forever. A deadly deal would never end well. My mother walking into the sea seemed to have proven that. After she drowned, my father hadn’t been the same. He seemed to be cursed with several illnesses. He didn’t seem like the man who had served in the military for his country, even as a royal. This vital man had gone against the grain, decreasing the village taxes until they were completely gone. Eradicated. Like the vermin that still slithered in the city gutters and the unpleasant dealings that still went on in dar

