30: A Jealous Quest - 2

Rhea approached the beautiful bungalow and came to stand before the sturdy door with the image of a mermaid on it thinking great, I am at the right place. Let’s see you, mermaid.

“Hello.” She called and met with silence, she pounded her fist on the door but there was no answer.

“Mermaid, I know you’re in there.”

There was no answer. She studied the door and noticed the bird drawing on the image of Mermaid’s fishtail. Out of curiosity, she touched it, and feeling that it was a button, he pressed it and the eagle bell came flying before the house, squawking aloud. Seeing that, Rhea was amazed.

“How clever.” She commented. “Amazing sorcery. Grandmother would be pleased.”

She pressed it again and the bird screamed so she just kept pressing and laughing. Exhausted with the fun she was having, she stopped and the bird fell, exhausted. Next, she noticed that the door had creaked open.

“Poor bird.” she mocked and pushed open the door to be greeted with the darkness it held, the darkness