Having called his office ahead you learned Patrick was currently at the local courthouse finishing up a recent case so you decide to just head down and see him as he was leaving. thankfully he was in the main lobby as you arrive and the case wasn't drawing the press.
"again I really must thank you mr Ambers" this middle-aged man you believed to have been the client assured as the pair shock hands. "hay if I didn't hundreds if not millions of your forest friends, especially your daughter, would not be here now" Patrick returned. "Hi Patrick, a word" you suddenly request. "oh...umm... you didn't-" the client started to mumble. "relax mr Javis, she's in the know. actually runs a private investigator service specialized in the paranormal" Patrick started before turning sour "that said you turning up like this Marcia must mean you either need my legal help or are involved in the criminal's defence". "hay my investigation proved you were unknowingly trying to use the law as a defence to murder an innocent wizard who-" you start. "look I have to let Nixie know how this went so I have to go" mr Javis assured before heading off. "I'll pay for the coffee" Patrick claimed before leading you to the courthouse cafeteria.
"so what's your case this time?" Patrick asked in the corner after you were both seated with drinks. "Christine Atwell has hired me, to help rescue her daughter from a unwanted conversion" you reveal. "would have assumed you'd quickly turn her down with your prior merfolk history?" Patrick questioned. "sixth sense counteracting your theory their... plus the hole in the claim" you admit "unless somehow a certain Howard Salk is involved on your end".
"...his grandfather was indeed the oath maker" Patrick reluctantly admitted. "and the reason why this waited-" you start. "no daughters born to the line until now... has three actually" Patrick interrupted "including your client's child". "so then why is Mavis the subject of fulfilling the oath?" you demand. "his first daughter was promised by her mother to the son of an friend of an old long standing alliance. a marriage I hear said daughter is willingly going with" Patrick admits "other daughter's only 9 and as you know cannot be converted for 4 more years... problem is the head of the otherside's family, the merfolk in the oath, is forth generation and deadly ill and his death will bring the calamity unless fulfilled beforehand".
"well here's my problem; Mavis Atwell insists on remaining human and fulfilling a human dream, university plans in fact and my job here is to help get her out of this forced conversion" you explain. "only two roads though" Patrick pointed out "1: somehow get this sick family head better for a few years. 2: get this older daughter to be the convention choice". "why even drag his affair child into this anyway.I mean certainly his wife has found out?" you question. "you assume she never knew until now... at the time she was fearful of the backlash of losing both her daughter and destroying generations of unity by fulfilling Howard's duty" Patrick starts "was actually her idea he'd go out and get another daughter by blood which thankfully he did within 2 years after a single attempt". "and this calamity? what dose it even entail?" you then demand. "well..." Patrick starts: