A Shore Thing
Astria Rubicundum was about to do something she had never done before. Until recently, she had never even thought about it. Her world was perfectly fine how it was and she didn’t need to expand her horizons, explore her limits, or test her boundaries, thank you very much.
But something in her had changed.
It all started when she helped Thalassinia’s princess rally the rulers of the Western Atlantic mer kingdoms to work together to address ocean warming and climate change. Suddenly her view of the world was very different. She saw her place in it as far more connected than she used to.
She hadn’t been able to shake an overwhelming sense of responsibility for and connection to the rest of the planet.
Which was why, when she learned about the beach cleanup on Kelpberry Cay
