Tala goes back to her house by the shore and sees Alania waiting for her. She smiles at her granddaughter.
"Gran, can you tell me story?" asked Alania. Tala sits by the edge of the rock letting her feet soak in the water. She picked up Alania and sat her beside her on the rock.
"I'll tell you the story of the seas." said Tala. Alania listened carefully. Her gran never told her one of those before. "Long ago, when Te Fiti brought life to every island, some creatures emerged and lived among them. Most of them are voyagers. And some are creatures unknown. One of the voyagers got lost into the tides, the water carried him to the cave. The cave of the moon fountain." Alania gasped and smiled.
"He took rest into the waters and there, while he was resting, he wished to himself to be one of the ocean, to be able to be with the creatures of the sea. The moon shone down on him and when he opened his eyes, he did not see his legs, instead, he saw...a tail. And that, was the start of all the merpeople in the world."
Alania clapped simultaneously and giggles. "But..." Alania stops, "it doesn't end there. He wanted to go back to were his family was. To the center of the island is where they are. He can't go back to the land. He can't change back into a human. So he left. But...one day, a god found him. The man begged to be back to normal, but also can be one of the seas. So the god gave him a necklace. A necklace that can change him back to human, and when he takes it off, he'll turn back into a merman. This made him feel relieved and with this necklace, he can be a part of the land, and the sea." Alania's eyes widened with excitement.
"One day, when he was swimming among the creatures, a monster awoke and fought him. He fell and the necklace was gone...forever." Alania saddened.
"But I know that one day, a mermaid will find it and also will be a part of both worlds." she said while cupping Alania's cheek to make her happy. Alania smiled happily. The thought of it makes Alania want to find it. By that she can be with her parents, with the villagers.
Her thoughts go back to that girl she saw. And the stone in her hands. Tala looks at it and smiles. These twins will going to be great Chiefs someday. Tala hopes that she'll still be in this world when that happens.
