mermaids

mermaids just a few miles north from delby harbor lies a hidden cove where the faëries say (if faëries are to be believed) is a place where mermaids play matilda sets off to see for herself these fabled maidens as the morning mists rise she sees their dark silhouettes sitting atop the rocks seeing her approach the mermaids one by one slip back into the sea all― save for one she sensing matilda's innocence leaves behind a necklace made of shells she smiles then follows the others out into the sea