The clam shell beds laying open, filled with merfolk, was more than I had expected it would be, the number of injured or deceased guards shocked me to my core. These were casualties I had not expected to happen. We had planned for him to send men around the boarders to the north, south, and east, but we had not planned on how many of each he would send. They had fought every one of them off but lost many of our own guards, the injured bodies still being carted into the palace made my heart sink. These people had truly believed in me and were willing to give their own lives for the sake of a better future, for a future in which they could choose their own paths, instead of being afraid of making new waves within the ocean.
Once everything and everyone was attended to, I pulled my grandmoth
