Chapter 64: You Must Be Happy About Going Home

Those present with legs loaded all of the luggage aboard and stuck it below deck where it was less likely to accidentally slide around causing problems. Harmony frowned worriedly at the blank look on Brennan's face. What was he actually thinking about all of this?

She hadn't expected him to come with them but he insisted. "They aren't going to be able to carry all of those trunks themselves and I need to touch base with Zale since I fulfilled my end of the deal. Can you guys wait for me to come back?"

"That is King Zale to you," Beck said coolly.

"…sorry. Talori always refers to him that way so I thought—"

"It's fine! Zale wouldn't care," Talori cut in. "He has already met Brennan. Don't worry about it, Beck. He means no disrespect."

The merman didn't seem entirely convinced but let the matter drop. Good. She hadn't wanted a fight to break out or anything like that. It was a small boat.

With that little issue out of the way, Harmony was able to answer the question. That wouldn't be a problem. In fact, preventing her from going home right now worked out in her favor. 

"Sure thing."

"Thanks," Brennan said with a tiny smile. 

What was he thinking about all of this? He had originally taken Talori in because he wanted the opportunity to work with her brother on ocean conservation but he had to have grown attached. Would he really be okay sending her back and only seeing her every few months with no way to contact her in between?

Harmony should really get to work on trying to create some sort of long-distance magic communication device that would work even underwater. That would make setting up future meetings with the merfolk much easier. 

Not long after they left the marina, Harmony's phone rang. Oh no. Castian. He was probably wondering why she wasn't back yet. 

Talking to him on the phone would only take a few minutes. She just had to say her business. That was all. She would be fine! At least that was what she tried to tell herself. All she had to do was stay calm. 

"Hey, Castian," she said casually when she answered. "Things are going to take longer than expected because Talori's brother sent someone to pick her up. We just left the marina with her and her stuff. I'm not sure when I'm going to be home because Brennan needs to go with her to speak with the merking but I'll text you when I'm back in a service zone, okay?"

Harmony could almost see him frowning based on his tone. "Do you have enough food on the boat to last you until you're back?"

"There are snacks and microwave meals below deck. We'll be fine!" 

"Alright. Be sure to pass on my well wishes to Talori. I'm glad she's finally able to go home."

"I will. Talk to you later!" 

"Take care, Harmony," Castian said before ending the call. 

She sighed. At least that was over with and she most likely wouldn't have to face him for another couple of days. 

Harmony looked up at Talori, who had been listening curiously once she heard her name. "Castian says he's glad you're finally able to go home." 

"Aww, that's sweet of him. I wish I'd been able to say goodbye. But since he's part of the think tank I will see him again, right? Once we figure out how all of us are going to be able to meet."

She hadn't thought of that. She really needed to get working on those magical communication devices as soon as she got back to shore. She had gotten sidetracked by a million other things on her project list since she had thought Talori would be staying on land indefinitely.

Considering they had been expecting this outcome from the start, it had really snuck up on them. Harmony was blindsided enough so she couldn't imagine how Brennan must be feeling. 

Talori seemed thrilled to be going home—she had been terribly homesick on and off the whole time—but would she miss being on the surface at all? Harmony supposed only time would tell. 

She belonged in the ocean. She could move around freely there and didn't have to worry about dehydrating. But she had seemed to really love certain things about being on the surface that they didn't have where she was from. 

Talori was attached to Brennan too so how was she going to react to being apart? Would she be too busy working with her brother to notice or would she miss him as much as Harmony suspected he was going to miss her? None of them had ever really planned for this moment, thinking they would cross that bridge when they got to it. 

Well, they had gotten to it. She only hoped they were prepared to cross it.

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Talori couldn't believe she was finally going home. It all felt like a dream!

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Hearing Beck's voice on the phone had brought her to tears. He might not talk much but he was someone familiar from home. She knew his voice nearly as well as she knew Zale's. 

Of course her brother would send the fae he trusted most to bring her home. That was just like him. 

She wanted to know everything he had been up to while she was gone but Beck was as frustratingly close-lipped as ever, saying he would be able to explain it better. But she wanted to know now!

Her curiosity drove her crazy the whole time she and Brennan were packing all of her things. How had Zale pulled it off? What were things going to be like when she made it back home? How were things going to work out with the surface-dweller think tank? 

Talori was grateful her friend was coming along with her to discuss things with her brother because he was much smarter than she was. Plus she hadn't been ready to say goodbye to him without properly preparing herself. 

Brennan had been a lifesaver the whole time she was away from home and she would never stop owing him for that. He had been so kind and fun and good at cheering her up when she was homesick. 

As excited as she was to go home, it would be strange not seeing him every day anymore. Her entire routine would be changing yet again. 

This would be a good thing though! She would finally have more to do than sit around making jewelry and watching her brother and his mermen spar. She would be helping manage palace affairs since he was unmarried on top of being the new liaison. 

They had so much to talk about that Talori didn't even know where to start. She had known her brother was brilliant and would be able to reach his goal sooner or later but she really wanted to know exactly how it had happened. 

She was so excited she thought she might burst and ended up chatting rather rapidly with anyone who would listen about her plans once she got back home. Beck was clearly listening but said nothing, which was typical for him. She ended up talking primarily to Brennan and Harmony since Hester was driving.

When they arrived at the designated meeting spot each of the three fae heading down took two trunks. Talori and Beck floated there with theirs while Brennan addressed the witches. 

"I'm not sure when I'll be back but it shouldn't be more than a couple of days tops. Don't leave me behind, okay?"

"Like I would," Harmony sniffed, slightly offended. "Seriously though, tell me everything when you get back. I need to know how to reprioritize my project list."

"Me too!" Hester agreed. 

"I will." 

"Bye, guys! Thanks for everything!" Talori called up to them. "I'll see you soonish!" 

They both nodded. "Bye, Talori!" 

Brennan jumped into the water with his own trunks and cast the spell that made a bubble appear around his head so he could breathe before following Talori and Beck since he didn't know where he was going. It had been a long time since she had seen him do that. 

This still felt surreal. She was back in the ocean for the first time in more than a year and a half and it felt so wonderful. She was almost home!

"Can you believe we're almost there?" Talori asked excitedly. 

"Not really. Sometimes I wondered if you'd be staying with me forever," Brennan remarked. "You must be happy about going home after being away for so long."

"Of course I am! I've missed Zale like crazy."

"I know you have."

Talori ended up going on about all the things she wanted to tell him all the way back to the kingdom. When it came into sight she cried again. Home! She was finally, finally home!

As they got closer to the palace, Beck found servants to take the trunks back to Talori's room. Zale might be the merking now and would be staying in the main palace but her place was still in the coral palace. 

She was relieved because that way she could go straight to see her brother. They passed several merfolk that seemed shocked to see her and Brennan because they had never seen a fairy before. He looked like his usual self now aside from his wings still being glamoured. 

"Wasn't the princess dead?"

"What is that thing with her? It doesn't quite look human but…"

"What is going on?"

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