The Luna Choosing Game
Magical, most likely, though I knew so little of magic, I had no idea if merfolk were more or less prevalent than werewolves.
I wished Veronica was here.
“Are the other children treating yours well?” she asked.
“Yes, ma’am,” I said. I didn’t know her name, but felt she was worthy of some type of honorific. “Thank you, ma’am.”
“Good,” the mysterious merfolk said. “That poor child of yours is haunted by darkness. I had worried that the cause was linked to you, but I can see now that I was mistaken in that regard.”
I blinked, surprised by the admission. Then I was surprised a second time but the implication.