Han Jing knew that his [ Mental Fortitude ] was up, but he questioned if this Mermaid's voice could bypass that, or he really was just some sort of sucker to women like Odele or Chan Lee who were bubbly and smiled at him.
He rubbed his face. "Geez. Must be nice to have that kind of talent."
"It did have its price," Odele said with a small sigh. "Now I cannot assure you if it is true history, or a passed on tale—but they said, my people were once capable of taking not only the waters, but even the land and air. We were powerful and our voice shook the entire world. Humans and other creatures paid tribute to us for their survival, but then due to the arrogance of my ancestors, we were stripped of that ability to stay in the air and land and are now forced to only stay in the deep waters and compete with others also dwelling there..."
She did not have to elaborate any further.
