A very pleased smile began to blossom on Ariel's face as Rilla described how mermaids were viewed in her world. A smile that dropped away almost immediately when Rilla reached the last part.

Excuse Ariel as she stared for a moment.

"That last part's new," she said. And the first part was kind of just her thing.

Wait.

Was that why she never had any problems finding sunken ships?