

kaiden
There is no shame in survival
Only strength
There is no shame in survival
Only strength
Kaiden's nose crinkled, "Who else would have? There's no one here." What in the world was in that drink of hers, if she thought she was hearing random voices? The mer didn't want to know.
"Why wouldn't you want to talk to him? Yes, he's Family, and he's friendly. He hasn't hurt anyone either." The mershark puffed out their chest insulted on the Family member's behalf. Even if someone didn't like the Family, (which was foolish), Vox was far too kind to hate. "Or are you just prejudiced against him just for being what he is?" Kaiden has to speak slowly around the word, unfamiliar as it was. They didn't often read, usually only when forced or coerced. In exchange for a piece of fruit from the land, a merchant had made the mershark promise to read and excerpt from their novel and critique it.
They'd been incredibly annoyed when Kaiden had had to ask what half the words meant but still fulfilled their half of the bargain.







