Chapter 392

The crossing doesn't take long, fifteen or twenty minutes maybe, which is just fine with me. Every time we hit a patch of rough water, my stress level bounces upward with the boat, despite my best efforts to remind myself that everything is fine. As we slow down to approach the wharf, the mermaids swim closer to our vessel. The dolphins remain a bit farther away.

“I guess…this is farewell…for now,” Selene calls up to us.

I realize we haven’t had a chance to tell them about our plan to go into their world. I wonder if they’ll be returning as well, or if they’re stuck here in our world.

“The woman who sent you here has asked for our help,” I explain quickly, knowing our time to talk is short. As soon as we dock, we’ll be hurrying away from the water.

“We’re heading for higher ground,” Radar adds, “so she can open a portal for us to enter your world through.”

Selene’s almond-shaped eyes widen in surprise. She clearly had not been expecting this.

“Be careful,” she says. “Our world…can be