Ah. Parties were of interest; in people-watching, if nothing else. But the setting...
Her question brought a flicker of quiet amusement into emerald eyes, but he only tilted his head in a solemn nod. "I am." He lifted one hand free of the water, holding it high enough for starlight to shine through the webbing between his fingers before continuing. "I have heard of the Hollowed Grounds, but there is no coastline there." His shrug was philosophical. There were a great many places the merfolk couldn't go, and it was simply the way the world worked.
"What is the cause of the celebration?"
Her question brought a flicker of quiet amusement into emerald eyes, but he only tilted his head in a solemn nod. "I am." He lifted one hand free of the water, holding it high enough for starlight to shine through the webbing between his fingers before continuing. "I have heard of the Hollowed Grounds, but there is no coastline there." His shrug was philosophical. There were a great many places the merfolk couldn't go, and it was simply the way the world worked.
"What is the cause of the celebration?"
