Was it true the entities had attacked? Heather was dead, and her bones were never going to be recovered—was that true enough? How dead did she have to be before people stopped asking the question? Well, what had she done to provoke them? Because mermaids were beautiful mermaids were peaceful and gentle and kind, mermaids were fairy tale creatures given flesh, and who cared about the Atargatis video? Who cared about the blood already on their hands? Heather must have done something.
