Emerald rushes away from from the Thyatirans to get back to the ocean before the nepenthe's spell wears off.
The Transmutation (The Boy and the Mermaid – part 3)
The boy watches the men tying their catch to a stake. She lets out a hellish howl and fights it for all it's worth, whipping her tail loose from the binding. He sees one of the men pull out a machete. "Mermaid!" the boy rushes up to her, his nose nearly on hers, "You make... Continue Reading →
Friend by the Waters Edge (The Boy and the Mermaid – part 2)
The men of Thyatira load the fishing boat while the boy sneaks around the corner to see his new found friend. "I brought you another fairy," he says as he sees her surface from the water. "Why are you in the water?" he asks. "Because I cannot walk," she answers. He's silent and hands... Continue Reading →
A New Encounter (The Boy and the Mermaid – part 1)
He dives to catch it, but another set of hands lay under his. A girl in the water. He sits up. She cups the little fairy in her hands bringing it to her mouth and swallows it. She then disappears into the water. The boy spends the next week capturing another fairy. He then ... Continue Reading →