Even though she doesn't know why Gista looks so wary, Veera nods her head. After that, Gista pulled her hand covering Veera's mouth.
Gista grimaced, feeling guilty with her hasty action. "I'm sorry, Veera. I didn't mean to do anything inappropriate to you…"
Veera did feel disturbed by Gista's previous actions, suddenly touching her without permission. However, Veera did not want to say further because now she is more curious why it is not allowed to mention about mermaids.
"Can you tell me about 'them'?" Veera started asking in a low voice. She also watched her surroundings so that no one could overhear their conversation.
