The Voiceless Princess
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Previously known as "The Siren".
A "retelling" of sorts of The Little Mermaid.
Talula is obsessed with the human world and today is her twenty-first birthday. On their twenty-first, the merfolk are allowed to request one thing from their king. Talula requests she gets permission to go to the rock bed above the surface, away from the land folk.
What harm could possibly come from that?
ROYAL AWARDS: Honourable Mention (May 1st, 2017) FANTASY
THE CRAZE AWARDS: 2nd Place (June 21st, 2017) SHORT STORY
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