Regal Academy - The Legend of the Mermaid

Chapter 16 - The Past and Present

<At the beach...>

Kim: "Where is my fin??!!"

Kim looked down at his legs and started panicking.

Ariette: "Calm down, Kim. We are on the human land, our fins will just naturally turn into legs."

Kim: "Oh."

Kim took his first step and he immediately fell to the ground with a loud thud.

THUD!

Kim: "Oof!!"

Ariette quietly giggled and extended her hand out to him.

Ariette: "You need a lot of practice."

Kim grabbed Ariette's hand as she pulled him up onto his feet.

Kim: "I think this is terrible idea, Ariette."

He brushed all the sand off his clothes.

Kim: "What if we can't find this 'prince' you were talking about!"

Ariette: "Yes we can and his castle is right there!"

Ariette pointed at the Clarines Castle.

Kim: "But there are so many humans here, they may probably be suspicious of us!"

Ariette smirked.

Ariette: "Kim, are you scared?"

Kim: "N-No! Why would you say that?!"

Ariette raised her eyebrow.

Ariette: "Umm, because you are avoiding the opportunity of adventuring the land?"

Kim: "Well!-"

???: "Excuse me!"

Both Ariette and Kim turned around to the owner of the voice.

???: "I apologise for disturbing you..."

Ariette could see Kim tensing up but she signaled him to calm down.

Ariette: "Who are you anyways?"

Hawk: "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Prince Hawk, the second prince of Clarines."

Ariette: "Prince...Hawk...?"

<In the Herbalist's Room...>

Harmony: "Here you go."

Harmony gave Travis his herb medicine.

Travis: "Thanks."

He took it and quickly gulped it all down. After finishing it, he starting coughing.

Travis: "*Coughs* That was disgusting!"

Harmony: "Well, it's not suppose to taste good."

Harmony took the empty bottle from Travis's hand.

Travis: "Am I good to go now?"