Harold knew that Velora would be scared, all she knew about humans were the horrible things that they did to mermaids. It only made sense that she would be terrified of going onto land, he was going to reassure her that he’d be right there beside her. But the captain asked to have a word with him, so he followed Liam aside so they could speak in privacy. “What is it, cap?” He asked looking at his friend, when Liam brought up protecting Velora he already knew it was going to be hard.
Even if he made it be known that Velora was with him, it wouldn’t stop anyone from stealing her if they found out she was a mermaid. “I know, all I can do is protect her the best that I can. Keep anyone from knowing the truth about her,” He spoke glancing over to the beauty that he was clearly falling head over heels for, she had nearly died because she wanted to save him. Protecting her with his life was the only thing he could do once they arrived on land, he wouldn’t need to think twice about keeping her safe and he’d do whatever he needed to.
“Be careful with Eleanor, those two are worth more than we know.” He looked at the captain who would already know that, but Harold wanted to make sure to remind him. Men only killed mermaids to sell the scales, but two young beautiful mermaids would be used for much worse things. It sent a cold shiver down his spine just thinking about that.
Eleanor rushed over to her sister, “We’re nearly there. This is going to be amazing, Vel!” She couldn’t stop smiling as the ship got closer to the dock with every second, of course she remembered all the stories that her parents told her about humans. But she was on a ship with the nicest men, none of them had tried to hurt her or Velora so maybe not all humans were horrible beings who just wanted their scales.
Father must have been mistaken when telling her the stories about humans and what they did to mer-people, that is why she was so excited about stepping onto land for the first time. “Aren’t you excited? What’s wrong?” She asked her sister who didn’t seem to be as happy about this as she was, but Velora was quick to smile and brush it off as nerves but Eleanor saw right through her sister.
She saw the fear in her eyes as she looked at the land, clearly the events of getting captured and father’s stories were still fresh in her mind. “Everything will be great, besides you have a handsome pirate drooling over you. He’ll make sure you don’t find trouble,” She gave her sister a cheeky wink which matched her smile perfectly, it was obvious Harold was developing strong feelings for her sister.
Even if he made it be known that Velora was with him, it wouldn’t stop anyone from stealing her if they found out she was a mermaid. “I know, all I can do is protect her the best that I can. Keep anyone from knowing the truth about her,” He spoke glancing over to the beauty that he was clearly falling head over heels for, she had nearly died because she wanted to save him. Protecting her with his life was the only thing he could do once they arrived on land, he wouldn’t need to think twice about keeping her safe and he’d do whatever he needed to.
“Be careful with Eleanor, those two are worth more than we know.” He looked at the captain who would already know that, but Harold wanted to make sure to remind him. Men only killed mermaids to sell the scales, but two young beautiful mermaids would be used for much worse things. It sent a cold shiver down his spine just thinking about that.
Eleanor rushed over to her sister, “We’re nearly there. This is going to be amazing, Vel!” She couldn’t stop smiling as the ship got closer to the dock with every second, of course she remembered all the stories that her parents told her about humans. But she was on a ship with the nicest men, none of them had tried to hurt her or Velora so maybe not all humans were horrible beings who just wanted their scales.
Father must have been mistaken when telling her the stories about humans and what they did to mer-people, that is why she was so excited about stepping onto land for the first time. “Aren’t you excited? What’s wrong?” She asked her sister who didn’t seem to be as happy about this as she was, but Velora was quick to smile and brush it off as nerves but Eleanor saw right through her sister.
She saw the fear in her eyes as she looked at the land, clearly the events of getting captured and father’s stories were still fresh in her mind. “Everything will be great, besides you have a handsome pirate drooling over you. He’ll make sure you don’t find trouble,” She gave her sister a cheeky wink which matched her smile perfectly, it was obvious Harold was developing strong feelings for her sister.
July 12th, 2016 at 08:46am