It is the grand opening of River's Museum. Feline just wore a simple lavender dress and partnered it with her very used rattan slip-ons. River was waiting her outside the hotel. When River saw her, he immediately greeted and they both roads off to the museum. The place is looked more livelier that the last time they visited, full of people, some are taking pictures of the artifacts that are stuff inside and some are looking at the beautiful structure of the building.
When they reached the third floor, Feline eyes landed on the portrait of the Aguado family. A lot of painting were added, perhaps the one that are late to come as Franco said to River last night through the phone. Feline overheard some information about the today's event when River and she goes out for a dinner, it was a treat from River so Feline took her chance.
"You know, you have small similarities of Señyorita Felicidad when you are young." at her back, River looked also on the family portrait.
"I was indeed look like her" Feline replied.
"Have you seen that door? That's exclusive only for the Southren Nobles." River said pointing at the door near the stairs, it was the one with the labeled "constructing" was post on to its knob. Now it has a gold plated label "Halangdon"
"I had been told to put an extra room in this floor only for the noble family." They walked closer to the door and was about to open it when Franco came out from it. The three both got shocked but laughed later on. Franco asked if they want to come in and they gladly come through.
"What's with the covered portraits, Franco?" River asked, when they stepped in the four corners of the room it was full of covered portraits and bunch of tall candlelight holders. There was a side window that the rays of the sun at 8 am at strikes at the other side of the room which is a wall. At the center there's a much bigger, she assumed it as a portrait, than the other who are covered with a thin cloth too. Feline had the urged to remove the cloth and see what's inside of it.
"You want-" Feline cut off Franco by harshly removing the cloth of the portrait which she is eyeing for. Feline breathed in. Breathed out before saying anything to the two upon seeing what and who is in the painting.
"Felicidad ... Asterio..." Feline reads the names that are written below the painting of the two persons. The one that exactly looked like her and a man who had a long hair. The lady had her hair down, brown hair, and blue eyes, exact features of Feline. The man, who had this intense green eyes, his hair was long neatly tied into a pony but he had this scaled arms going up to his neck that was clearly detailed in the painting. Both of them are smiling on, Asterio was hugging Felicidad from her back.
"That's you Feline" River almost out of breath said.
"It's Felicidad Aguado, not me" Feline pointed out the fact to River and then looked at Franco.
"I want to know what happened to them"
Franco seated on the chair near him and start by taking a deep breath before talking. "As you wish, My Lady. Asterio is a mythical creature that Southre-"
"You mean, mermaid." Feline interrupted. "I'm sorry go on"
"As I said, a mythical creature, a mermaid who used to co-exist with humans here in Southre long ago. It has been thought that Asterio was perhaps the last of their generation, for the reason that after a hundred of years of not seeing like them, he comes out. Asterio's first step in the land of Southre, Felicidad saw him. To make the story shorter, the two, keeps on encountering, Asterio keeps coming back to the land and Felicidad keeps her feet near the shore and eventually felt comfort from each other." Franco continuing the story. Feline was just carefully listening to him while staring at the beautiful portrait of a man and a lady.
