Of Mermaids, Riddles, and Treasure Maps

Luris, a newly graduated mermaid botanist, leaves her home city of Meptrei for her first real assignment: surveying a nearby kelp forest. It’s routine work—until she stumbles across something decidedly not routine: a sealed magical bubble with a scroll inside. Protocol says she should take it to the Guild of Navigators. Coincidence says her childhood friend (and former co-conspirator) Tempes works there now. Unlocking the bubble sets the two of them on a quiet, curious adventure through riddles, strange creatures, and the kind of secrets that don’t stay buried forever. It’s a cosy, clean fantasy tale set in Dely’rae—and your choices determine how the friends navigate what they find, what they trust, and how deep they’re willing to go.

Published in Unearthed Stories