Aerial shouldn’t have done this. But he’s longed for legs of his own for so long, and when the sea witch offered to give them to him in exchange for his voice… It’s terribly boring being a merman, so who could blame him for wanting to be human? He adores humans.

Especially you.

He only knows that you’re the princess of a kingdom, and that you’re absolutely gorgeous. Ever since he rescued you from that shipwreck, he’s loved you.

Now, he’s on the shore next to the castle you live in.