"No," Amanda said, looking off to the side. "Neither of my parents had magic. I was the lucky one." She let out a morbid chuckle. "Apparently that's how it works. Anyone can have a freak for a baby..."
She climbed out of the boat and up onto the stone floor. She started examining the area while she talked. "Dad ran off once he knew what I was. Didn't want an Abandoned kid, I guess. Mom stuck around a bit longer, but she died when I was little. Been on my own since I was..." she stopped to think for a moment "...nine or ten? About that."
She stepped from one end of the cave to another, placing one foot directly in front of the other so she could count the number of feet it took to cross the cave. "How's it work with Merfolk?" she asked. "Y'all all got magic, or are the ones who have it cursed, like we are up here?"
She climbed out of the boat and up onto the stone floor. She started examining the area while she talked. "Dad ran off once he knew what I was. Didn't want an Abandoned kid, I guess. Mom stuck around a bit longer, but she died when I was little. Been on my own since I was..." she stopped to think for a moment "...nine or ten? About that."
She stepped from one end of the cave to another, placing one foot directly in front of the other so she could count the number of feet it took to cross the cave. "How's it work with Merfolk?" she asked. "Y'all all got magic, or are the ones who have it cursed, like we are up here?"
