As the glowing fish slowly started to break off and rejoin their school, the Merman holding the trident watched the Undine's Queen with growing interest. She didn't seem like the same shy and fearful girl he'd met a few months ago during negotiations.
When the fish swam away, a look of sadness covered her beautiful face as she started to swim back towards the palace. He was about to ambush her when she stopped. The Queen looked to the palace walls, then turned back to the open ocean.
"Screw it!" was all that King Atlas heard from the female Undine before she swam off in the opposite direction from the palace.
The plan was to kidnap the Queen and force her to tell him how she controlled the currents. During their meeting, she'd refused to divulge any information on the subject. Claiming that the Undines were the only ones capable of handling such power and responsibility.
