The evening was relatively uneventful. The husky woman, Nera, showed me where the palace of the nixies used to be. All that was standing was rubble and haphazard foundations that had withstood the attacks. As the night wore on, I got to know some of the population and found they had incredible underwater abilities. They were able to fashion weapons out of the water, coral and other ocean bits that were laying around, just by willing it.
"So, if you guys are able to do this, why didn't you defend your city?"
Nera looked ashamed and bowed her head. "We aren't warriors anymore. A long time ago we had to take up arms and defend our community against the Piscines. They were a brutal people, often enslaving their own kind to build cities, tend the crops and wage war. We left them alone for th
