The Sage nodded his head and looked at Rhea with an intense gaze. “The Ocean’s Tear is in the hands of the Queen of the Merrow.” He watched Rhea’s eyes widen which showed that she knew of merrows and mermen. These were not like mermaids that most fantasy books depicted. No. The merrow was vicious and cruel. “Men who have found her end up being used as her own lover and then drowned. Women who have found her are also killed. To be truthful, no one has ever managed to collect the Ocean’s Tear from her. Perhaps, with you being the fairy princess you have a chance. Since merrows fall under the fairy queens’ wards. They are a marine fairy after all. If anyone has a chance at obtaining this… it is you.”
Even in the fairy world the merrows were often avoided. Now she w
