[Poor guy, indeed. His worst nightmare has shown up—

Benedikta is genuinely taken aback by Rem's response, her gaze torn between the merman who washes up on the shore and the pouty girl in front of her. What in the world...?]

Was it? If there is anything I have learned about this place, it is that we should not trust our finned friends.

[And, because she feels just the slightest twinge of guilt...]

Are you alright?