"Hello." Minnie replied with a small curtsey. "I was told you have a glass for me."
"Ah, right to the point. Yes, Nessie did tell us that you would be in need of this." The king withdrew a shining bottle from a chest. "We take the finest water available and turn it into brilliant glass. Be very careful with it. We do not wish for you to brake it." The king handed Minnie the bottle, wrapped in a velvet bag and tied with seaweed at the top.
"Thank you." Minnie replied as she took it.
"You are a very lucky mouse, Minnie." The king said before Minnie turned to leave. "You have some very nice friends looking out for you, you should be glad."
"I am," Minnie replied. As she turned to leave she heard a great crash. The royal guards burst out of the hall and Minnie rushed out with them, sword drawn. She saw mermaids and mermen swarming towards the barracks. Minnie saw Nessie rush around the corner and swam up to Minnie.
"Quickly, Minnie. We must leave. My sister Crystal will help." Nessie said quickly.
"Crystal? But…what happened to the Kraken?" Minnie asked as she remembered the giant beast.
"Never mind that. Close your eyes and meditate. Have an open mind." Minnie did as Nessie said. She felt Nessie put a fin on her and then what felt like being sucked down a tube. She breathed fresh air again. Minnie opened her eyes and looked around. She was floating in the water with land visible ahead. Nessie was also next to her.
"This is where I leave you. Here, you must find my sister, Sandy. She will take you back to Paris. You will have to swim to shore. Good luck, Minnie." Nessie said as she dived down.
"Bye." Minnie said as she started to swim back to shore. As she swam, she felt a feeling in her. As she swam to a distant country, where new threats were and Berscout was waiting for her, she felt
Loneliness.