Farewell My Concubine

I was a bit lonely, so I sought  some peace in the darker depths of the ocean... far away from Ireem's sandy shores. Far away from the cries of battle... away from the raids. Once again my blue scales faded to the many shades found in an opal... gently illuminating the area around me... surely he was drawn to this soft light... Or maybe, were were drawn together by a lack of companionship?

He was like nothing I had never seen before... His form covered by dark navy blue and sky blue scales. I couldn't help but notice those tiny... yet sharp looking teeth. Oh and how the curious little sea dragon swam around me excitedly! A petite yet scaly form helped him easily glide through the waters...  Even though he had four legs... his tail was more akin to that of a mermaid's. Ah... water dragons are truly amazing little creatures. Okasan told me about them... yet I honestly did not think I would be able to see one up close.

I was was nervous at first... but sense the little fellow seemed to meant me no harm...  Hehe, we even played a nice game of hide-and-go-seek! How impressed was I was the small water dragon flowing even her fastest moves... truly did not each us long to find one another. Our game ended a little later... ending with us going to a short hunt for a meal.

I am going to call him Mizuchi -- named after a holy water deity of my past mer tribe. He puffed out his chest proudly at the name... so he agrees! The little guy followed me back to Ireem. Not really sure how I am going to explain him to Kito... or the other merfolk. Oh well~!