"I will miss our time together," Shemhazau said as he pulled his wife tighter to his side. "Tell your father to get the sword back from Marchosias. If it's brought here, the rest of my soul should be able to be freed. Now, if you'll excuse us, I have a few decades to make up for."
Shelly was grateful not to have to lie and say she would miss the old codger residing in her head, as they faded from view with a lusty chuckle from the mermaid. She knew her family was a little more liberal than most, but until now, not realizing how liberal some of her ancestors were.
"We should hurry on," Nanny said, pulling Shelly back to the present.
She nodded and took off in a sprint. The mermaid claimed she wouldn't grow tired here, and she intended to test that theory out.
