After a short while, the water around us shifts as a group of mermaids dives swiftly toward our position, their colorful tails slicing through the deep blue.
"Sea Mother!" they greet in unison, bowing their heads in deep reverence before Thalassara's massive form.
"You all came faster than I thought..." Lady Bestie says, her voice echoing warmly through the water.
The lead mermaid—the one we had first met on our journey here—nods urgently, her expression tight with anxiety. "How could we not, after such a catastrophic movement in the ocean! So many creatures of the sea have completely lost their sense of direction because of that sudden disturbance! Countless schools of fish have already died from suffocation because the currents were so badly disrupted they couldn't circulate oxygen properly!"
"Well, calm down, all of you! We will figure this out," Lady Bestie reassures them, her calm aura radiating outward to soothe the panicked mermaids.
