MORGAN DIDN"T STAY much longer at the museum; it was clear Jenny and Zack were determined to have a complete inventory of the chest. Morgan wandered around the museum before she left and found herself standing in front of a beautiful painting, one that she had stared at many times before.
The difference was that she understood more about the painting than she ever had. The picture depicted a battle in the ocean between two mermaids, their troops as varied as good and evil can be. One was Keyna, making the choice to leave John Seaver to save him. The other was Cora, determined to destroy her cousin if she couldn"t have John Seaver. No matter how hard she fought it, Morgan was feeling a connection to Cora, a sense of understanding. Not a sense of trust or friendship, but a sense of understa
