Friday Fantasy ~ Number Twenty

The Merfolk’s Dilemma

~ The Merfolk were a generally happy people until they discovered their Great Problem.

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Mysterious poisons from unknown parts across the ocean were killing the coral of their habitations—their homes, in the cliffs below the shelf off the shore of the island, were decomposing.

None were yet sick from the poisons but all felt strange sensations…

Their Shaman was a...