Chapter 62: Far Sooner Than Expected

Zale's sense of satisfaction at finally killing his enemies after so many decades of waiting was overshadowed only by how much he had to do and how excited he was to see his little sister again. He had a lot on his mind and wasn't quite sure where to start. 

He had been prepared for anything Nerida might throw at him but couldn't believe how stupid she actually was in the end. He talked his way out of that one far too easily. 

He couldn't have done it without Aila and her father though. He acted nonchalant despite internally panicking because they could very easily expose him. Thankfully, they had known it wasn't in their best interest to do so and backed him up. That was the only rough spot to this whole ordeal. The rest had gone rather smoothly. 

Zale would never stop owing the two of them so he decided to spear two fish at once. Beck had nagged him about needing to start growing his harem before. That was the last thing he wanted to deal with because harem issues were the reason his mother was dead but he supposed he did need at least a merqueen. Unfortunately. 

He had never been interested in romance. There had been far too much for him to do. There still was but it was his duty and obligation to produce an heir so he didn't exactly have a choice. 

Aila had really helped him out and there was no greater honor he could bestow on her or her house. He was just going to have to deal with it. 

But not yet. He needed to worry about getting Talori home first. He couldn't possibly get married without her here and it had already been far too long since he had seen her. 

Zale was lucky that the usual quarterly visit with the witches was already scheduled for a couple of weeks out. It was the only way they had to get in contact with them so it couldn't be done sooner. 

He would have to send Beck instead of Gar this time around. There was no one he trusted more to bring his precious sister home. His personal guard would be able to explain the situation in case none of the witches present knew about Talori. He wasn't sure if they were all in on it or if he had been fortunate that someone in the know had received his magic item request. 

Gar wouldn't be the liaison from here on out anyway. That job would go to someone with far more experience who had a personal connection to the fae they would be dealing with and was actually passionate about it. 

Talori would do a great job. Zale had no doubt about that. 

He sighed and rubbed his forehead as he looked over at his friend. "Beck, we have a lot to do."

"Indeed. I wasn't expecting you to propose marriage so quickly but I agree that Lady Aila is the best candidate, all things considering." 

"I wasn't even thinking about that part. I was thinking about how we're going to get this kingdom into shape and set up proper communications with the surface-dwellers. That's even worse."

"You were the one who wanted to be merking," Beck reminded him.

"Only because I had no other choice. You know that."

"I do. But what is done is done. I will be by your side until the end so tell me what you need me to do."

Zale had to think about it. There was so much to do that it was difficult to narrow down what needed to be done first. But it came to him before long. As the new merking he needed to be fully aware of the state of affairs.

"Bring Hali here. He should know the current state of the kingdom better than anyone and I need to be informed."

Beck nodded before swimming off. As usual, Zale was incredibly grateful to have him by his side. He wouldn't have been able to do this without him. Or any of his mermen, really, but Beck had been working on this with him the longest. 

Either he or Talori would be the proudest of him for accomplishing what he had been working toward for so long. Honestly, it might be tied once she found out. 

He wished he didn't have so much to do but it would be much easier once he got the hang of things and had her back to help him out as well. She could handle most of the issues with the surface for him and that would take a lot of the burden from his shoulders. 

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Sweet Talori. Had her time on the surface changed her? He supposed he would find out. 

It was hard to believe she had been away from home for more than a year and a half now. A blink of the eye in the life of a fae but still far longer than the two of them had ever been apart. 

Had she been doing okay all this time? What all had she learned? How many surface items had she inevitably collected to show him? He would find out soon but not soon enough. He had missed her terribly while she was gone. 

Zale did all of this for her. So the two of them could be themselves and live outside of the cage of the coral palace. He hoped wherever their mother was that she was able to see this. She could finally rest in peace now that she had been avenged. 

Talori would be able to do so much more with herself now that she wouldn't have to hide away. She would be able to shine the way she was always meant to. 

She would thrive in her role as surface liaison and would possibly be able to make some friends once she had the chance to meet more merfolk. She might be able to fall in love too since he would never dare arrange a marriage for her. That burden fell to him. She deserved better. 

The merman in question would have to be deemed worthy of her, of course. He wouldn't have anyone latching onto her solely because she was a princess. She was far too naïve after growing up so sheltered and likely wouldn't be able to discern such things for herself. She didn't have much experience with other merfolk. 

The only ones she interacted with regularly had worked in the coral palace. She wasn't close to any nobles since she only saw them at events when she was putting on the crazy act to survive. 

Zale had to work to change his reputation but so did Talori. They both had a long way to go in the eyes of their subjects but they would get there.

Actions spoke louder than words. They were going to do their best to improve things around here far more than King Ren ever had. Merfolk would see that eventually. 

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Harmony was freaking out. She had found out she was pregnant only a few hours earlier and was in a state of total disbelief. 

How? How had it happened this soon? She had never heard of ANYONE conceiving a child less than seventy years into a relationship. She had thought she had more time!

This would be the end of things. She wasn't ready. 

Since Castian had moved in their relationship had changed quite a bit and she didn't want to go back to the way things were before she had met him. It wasn't that she was worried about being lonely. There would always be plenty for her to do. 

The problem was that she would miss him specifically. She had never thought something like that would happen. 

Harmony preferred his company above all others and it wasn't because she had gotten used to him or anything. It was because she genuinely liked him. 

Castian wasn't funny in the traditional sense. It was his reactions to things he wasn't used to that made her laugh. For such a regal fae, he got flustered rather easily at times. He was fun to tease. 

That wasn't all though. He was incredibly smart and insightful. She never ran out of things to talk about with him and it wasn't in the same way she talked to Brennan either. It was hard to explain, really. 

Harmony liked talking to him as they ate meals and looking over to see him reading with a look of determined concentration on his face when he had homework to do and she was working on some experiment or other. She liked going out and doing activities with him too and having him occasionally cook for her since she practically lived off takeout. 

It had been stupid of her to become friends with her elf. Because now things were going to change. 

Their transaction had been completed far sooner than expected. When everyone found out she was pregnant they would expect the two of them to part ways.. That was how things worked.

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