MELITA
She had, actually, seen a mermaid before – though the one she’d encountered had been stranded along the canals, and cursed. Aurelia lacked the fish appendages to make the scene actually work, but the youth laughed again anyway, waving off the speculation with a brush of her hand in the air. She was more or less impressed Aurelia could say ‘encumbered’ while more than a little tipsy.“Thank you,” the honeybee presided instead, grabbing hold of the ropes as her fellow smuggler lifted. Together, the process was that much smoother – and the bone could glide along the water, where she could once again laugh at the request, in between strong, enduring inhales and exhales. “I know a couple,” she uttered – things learned from Saiden and the rest of the crew in journeys before.
A whistle drew from her lips, and Fangorn seemed to start a beat with his vines whacking, while the continued to haul, lift, and drag. “Now you're ready to sail for the Horn, weigh, hey, roll and go!” and then she persisted, waiting for Aurelia to take some of the cue. “Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn, to be rollicking Randy Dandy, oh!”
You're all gonna watch me
Disappear into the sun
Disappear into the sun
