The Merman, My Man
I pretended to be calm and asked, “Where is this ship headed to? Since you’ve involved me in your schemes, I should have the right to know this much, right? Will you please answer me, Gary?”
Gary took in a nervous breath and remained silent for a while before he finally said, “To a group of islands called Lemenland.”
I was stunned and couldn’t help but blurt out in response, “What?”
“Legend has it that the islands are the place of rest for merpeople. Have you heard of it before?”
I furrowed my brows. There was no way they were headed there just to sightsee. I asked, “What are you going there for?”