After dealing with the traps, Anthony still felt uneasy, so he took his hunting knife and went to the mermaids' former lair—the lake—to check if there were any remnants of the mermaids. The lake's surface was now as calm as a mirror, with only small ripples occasionally caused by ordinary fish breaking the surface, and no other disturbances.
Only then did Anthony feel at ease. He rolled up his pant legs and waded into the lake, bathing while catching a few grass carp weighing over ten pounds each.
At noon, Anthony and Sandra enjoyed a delicious grilled fish meal in Leo's manor, which really hit the spot for both of them.
After a short rest, Anthony set up the traps within the manor and, with Sandra in tow, made their way to a bamboo grove on the opposite shore of the lake.
This bamboo
