The merman prince felt like he swam for hours, but suddenly the darkness of the kingdom turned into bright sunlight underwater.
Arthur paused as he processed how could such dark waters and grey skies lead to such a lively environment all of a sudden.
Arthur gently perked his head above the water and was awed at what he saw.
He was in a garden, but it is not just any small garden, the garden was vast and enormous compared to the gardens that were described by his family. Flowers of various colors decorated the field. Trees stood proudly as they stood against the clear blue sunny sky. Butterflies and bees peacefully fly around and interact with plant life.
Arthur was awed at the sight, it looked nothing like the gloomy outside atmosphere of the castle.
“This is incredible.”, Arthur whispered as he saw what the beautiful land above had the offer.
It was then that the merprince heard singing, beautiful singing that sounded like it came from an angel. It sounded like a mermaid singing a melody. His ears parked out as he could make where the singing was coming from.
Arthur flicked his tail as his upper body remained above the surface, entranced by the lovely singing. Arthur paused as he looked surprised at where the signing came from.
It was a woman, a beautiful woman. The girl was dressed in a lovely decorated red dress that was complemented with gold. Her skin beamed of youth as her tiara-wearing blonde hair crowned her body. She had human legs, but what truly caught Arthur's attention was the woman’s face.
Her face immediately told Arthur that she was his age, making her a perfect woman to be her bride. Arthur smiled as he realized he just found a possible soulmate within this twisted kingdom.
“What to do?”, Arthur wondered.
He remembered the story his mother told him of how mermaids would attract humans, while mermen would attract mermaids. It almost seems unfair for a merman to try and woo a human girl, but that idea only made Arthur grin.
He was a handsome merman prince with experience in magic. He clearly had the winning hand in attracting a normal human girl, but a princess…
Arthur thought his next move carefully. He knew that the fate of his kingdom and Damon’s was in his hands, he had to win over the princess and strike the mad king right where it hurts deeply. What could he do to make a good first impression on such a beautiful daughter?
Arthur's thoughts were interrupted as the singing seemed to invade his mind, he was initially distracted but soon he thought of a plan.
The merprince carefully made out the words and listened carefully…
“Will the circle be unbroken? By and by, lord, by and by. There's a better home awaiting. In the sky, lord, in the sky.” The Princess sang.
Knowing he was born with a mermadic gift for singing, Arthur took a deep breath and sang along with The King’s daughter.