Chapter 65: You Did It!

Talori ignored all of it, determined to make it to the throne room where someone had told Beck her brother was when he asked. When she arrived Cyreus and Nerio were guarding the door and they seemed very happy to see her. 

"Go right in, Princess! Zale is expecting you," Nerio said with a smile. 

Talori burst the doors open and her heart leapt in her chest at the sight of her brother. His brooding expression changed in an instant when he saw her. 

"Tali!" 

Zale swam over as quickly as he could and took her by the arms to spin her around, making her laugh in delight. He then put his hands on her shoulders and touched his forehead against hers. 

"I missed you more than I can say," he said thickly. 

"Me too," Talori told him as tears poured from her eyes despite her grin. "You did it, Zale! I knew you could. I'm so proud of you."

He let go and tapped his tail against her back as he grinned at her. "Thanks." 

"You're going to have to tell me all about it but not right now because Brennan needs to talk to you."

Talori's curiosity was going to have to wait. It wouldn't be polite to make her friends wait longer than necessary to go home. She had time. Now that she was reunited with her brother, she had all the time in the world. 

Zale looked up and only just realized that there were others in the room. He didn't seem the slightest bit embarrassed though because one was Beck and the other had already seen him have an emotional parting with her before. He got straight to business. 

"You have kept your word, water fairy. I owe you much."

"That's what I'm here to discuss. A few of my friends and I have formed a think tank regarding the problem of pollution and ocean conservation. I have fulfilled my part of the bargain so now it is your turn to fulfil yours and work with us," Brennan said. "Though I'm not quite sure how to make that happen at the moment since we have the distance and communication issue to contend with."

"I'm sure Harmony and the other witches will be happy to develop magic items that will help with that but I don't know how long that will take," Talori added. 

Zale mulled this over. "I see. We could plan on the usual quarterly meetup to hand over the tears we collect for now. Perhaps some sort of solution will have been reached by then. Do you think three months will be enough?"

"It should be if the whole coven drops what they're doing to work on it. At the very least for them to create some sort of communication device so we can set up future meetings more easily."

Brennan didn't seem concerned about the time frame. Of course. He knew the witches' capabilities well after being friends with one for so long. 

"Very well. Beck, go find someone to prepare a guest room for the surface-dweller liaison. He can rest here for the night and return in the morning. It is a long swim for someone without a tail," Zale said. 

Beck nodded before going to do as he was told. Brennan seemed grateful for this and was sure to thank him but Zale brushed it off. 

"It is the least I can do. Now, I would like to speak to you more about whatever ideas you already have since you are here. The problem has only been growing worse in the time since I last saw you."

"Unfortunately, most of what needs to be done is up to the humans," Brennan said ruefully. "But I know of several elves who are working on trying to find a way around that. They are rich so they have some degree of influence in the human world."

"And what are they working on exactly?"

Talori had already heard all of this since Castian and Brennan discussed it nearly every time they saw each other but she could tell her brother was both fascinated and impressed, though she doubted her friend would be able to see it. He didn't know Zale well enough for that.

They continued talking with Talori occasionally contributing her input until it grew dark. Zale seemed reluctant to end the conversation. 

"It is late. I am sure you are weary from your travels. I will have someone show you to your room and bring you something to eat. Tali, you should sleep too. We have much to do tomorrow."

Talori didn't want to go to bed but she was tired. And there was a lot for her to learn about how to keep the palace running after Brennan left so she did need her rest. She left after wishing them both goodnight. 

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It was strange being back in her room. Nothing in it had changed but she had changed so much from her time on the surface. 

She settled into her bed and forced herself to close her eyes. This was a lot more comfortable than Brennan's bathtub had been. With that thought in her head, she drifted off to sleep. 

The next morning she was woken by a knock on the door. "Princess? I have your breakfast."

Talori bolted upright. Marlowe! 

When the door opened the servant seemed incredibly relieved to see her. "Oh, I knew King Zale had sent you somewhere safe but I couldn't quite believe it without seeing you for myself. It is wonderful to have you home, Your Highness."

Talori smiled at her as she accepted the plate of sea grapes. "Thanks, Marlowe. It's great to be back."

She sighed contentedly as she took a bite of the sea grapes, which had been her favorite food before she went to the surface. They had some truly delicious things up there but this was familiar and she had missed it. 

"What is on my schedule for the day?" she asked when she finished her breakfast. 

"The merking wants you to meet with him and the surface liaison before he leaves. Sir Seaton will escort you," Marlowe informed her. 

"Good to know."

Talori followed Seaton, who was waiting outside the room, and discovered that not only were Zale and Brennan in the throne room but Gar was too. He must have been chosen to escort the fairy back since he knew where the meeting spot was. 

Her brother smiled when he saw her. "Good morning, Tali. We were about to send Brennan off. Then I have a little time for you to show me some of the things you brought back before I have a meeting."

Talori smiled back. She had been looking forward to that. Even if she had to do it in snatches because he was busy.

"Great! Be warned, I have a lot to show you."

"She brought six trunks full of things back and couldn't even bring everything because it wasn't all waterproof," Brennan pitched in with a laugh. 

Talori rolled her eyes at him. "And as soon as Harmony figures out how to waterproof them I'll have more!" 

"Naturally."

His smile dropped. "I do need to get back to them because it's a long swim. I wish I could have stayed longer. Maybe I can next time since I'm the official surface liaison now and the only non-merfolk fae I know of capable of surviving underwater long term."

"That would be really nice. Take care of yourself, Brennan. Be sure to tell everyone I said goodbye for me."

"I will. Good luck with everything down here."

They both stared at each other for a moment, unsure what to do, before he swam forward and hugged her. "I'm glad you got what you wanted, Talori. See you in a few months."

"Yeah," Talori replied around the lump in her throat. "See you then."

Brennan thanked Zale once more for his hospitality and waved before swimming off with Gar. Just like that, he was gone. 

Her brother came up next to her and set a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, Tali. I want to see what you brought back and hear more about what living on the surface was like. I'm sure you have a lot to tell me."

Talori's momentary feeling of being bereft vanished as the excitement bubbled over. "Oh, do I! They have so many THINGS up there, Zale! It was truly incredible what technology the humans have come up with and how the witches managed to mix it together with magic to their best advantage. I saw things I don't even know how to describe but I'm going to do my best by showing you pictures of them with my waterproof camera…"

She told him as much as she could all the way to the coral palace before taking things out of her trunks that she had already mentioned so he would properly know what they were.. He was as interested in them as she had thought he would be.

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