The Pirate and The Merhog

The Spy Sent By The Sea King

The next day...

Jules felt the sun's light in his face, along with something soft and warm on him. He looked to see Aleena sleeping peacefully on top of him with his arms around her body. He then recalled what happened last night when she suddenly kissed him and how they caved into their hormones and lust. Charles woke up and got himself ready to meet up with Jules. But he didn't find Jules on the roof. "Where did he go?" Charles said as he went back into to find Jules and Aleena together in the hallway. "There you two are. I didn't know you both woke up before me." Charles said to the couple.

"Aleena couldn't sleep by herself last night so I slept with her so she wouldn't feel scared being alone by herself." Jules told his older brother. "Well it's that all that happened, then—" he paused when Jules' words registered in his head "Wait a minute! You...slept with her? Do you mean...intimately?" Charles asked. Both Jules and Aleena had dark red faces as they were too embarrassed to look at Charles.

"I-I don't think you would wanna what happened during last night." Jules said to Charles while blushing. Aleena added while blushing deep red. "But we'll need to have the bedsheets cleaned though. We..uh...made a mess." Charles burst into a loud fit of laughter on hearing that and said. "So you both went at it like rabbits in heat! I'm thankful that the walls were actually sound proof!"

"Let's not tell that to anyone." said Jules. "What you both do together in the bedroom is your business. I don't need the know the details of who did what to who or in what positions." said Charles as he grinned at the couple. Aleena blushed redder as she recalled how wild and heated things got. "Bro, you don't need to tease us that way!" Jules shouted in embarrassment. "By the way...Charles, is my mother's music box still intact?" Aleena asked Charles. "Yes. That same way you entrusted it to me," he retrieved the small music box from his pocket and returned it to Aleena, "I took a lot of notes from its design. But replicating such a device is beyond my skills, at least for now." Charles told Aleena.

"It's a royal treasure." Aleena smiled as she opened the music box as it was playing Athena's song with Queen Athena's singing voice. "I still remember that day when the merfolk were once on the surface during my mother and father's anniversary...it was when my older sisters and I were little." Aleena said with a warm smile on her face while listening to her mother's song. "Queen Athena's spirit lives on in you, your sister, your father and your people who dearly loved her. You and everyone remembering her is what keeps her spirit alive." Jules said to Aleena. "Thank you, Jules." Aleena thanked Jules as she smiled at him. "Do you want me to leave you both in private?" Charles asked the couple. "It's not like that Aleena and I were going to do the same thing that we did last night." said Jules. "Then let's be on our way while you both class for your room to be thoroughly cleaned." said Charles.

"Yes, I'll be sure to have that taken care of." said Jules. "After that, I want to get the construction work for our new home started as soon as possible, after some breakfast." Charles told the couple. Aleena noticed something from the shore, she thought she saw something or someone nearby the shore or maybe she was just seeing things.

Arthur was by the shore, recalling what was going to be the biggest life changing event in his life: King Leonardo summoned him secretly for a most serious and dangerous mission in protecting his youngest daughter, future son-in-law and Charles. Arthur told Leonardo that no mission is too dangerous or too long to endure if it meant protecting the royal family with his life, especially. after what tragically happened to Queen Athena. Leonardo appreciated Arthur's loyalty and integrity and always trusted him with secret missions.

"You can count on me you're majesty. I'll make sure that nothing bad happens to your youngest daughter, future son-in-law or Charles." Arthur said to the Sea King. "I'm confident in your abilities and willingness to fulfill your duties to the best of your skills. You will leave for the shores at midnight tonight. You will make periodic reports to me about their safety and well-being. But don't be spying on their private life." The Sea King told Arthur. "I'm obviously not going to be doing that but I'll report back to you at midnight tonight." Arthur said to the Sea King.  Leonardo nodded to Arthur and dismissed him for now. Arthur bowed to his king and went on his way to make preparations for his new mission.