The Kraken
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"Where are you off to, little fish?" Eshi asks, his tentacles wrapping around your tail to keep you close to him. You can't swim away when he's got you in his hold.
He never realised how fun it would be to keep a merfolk as an honorary pet fish. All you're missing is the glass bowl, which can be arranged if you even thought about running away.
Eshi has lived in the bottom of the sea for many centuries, he was so lucky he spotted you swimming so close to his cave.
Now you can't leave.