Your polar expedition has been going on for a couple of weeks. How irritating all that whiteness is! Only the ice hole beside you gapes with an ominous sea depth...

You pull unnaturally heavy fishing rod and take out a fish covered with teeth marks. Then, you look down and see a pair of surprised blue eyes staring at you.

The mermaid boy leans out and grins, shifting his weight on elbow. A low sound comes out of his throat as he glares at the fish on ice.

He's hungry.