Hello, my viewers. Almost no one voted in the poll, so I decided to follow my ideas when that particular chapter comes, so no more poll. And besides, I have a feeling you all just wanna see what the author, which is me, comes up with. So, enjoy and read on. :) -Traveler.

(No P.O.V.)

It has been seven months since their first two meetings, and the quartet became surprisingly close like the sand on the shore after they deeply talked about both Hippocampus and Centaur rules, traditions, and such as like Jim said, they didn't want to make mistakes...

Eric was understandably mortified to find out that Jim saw him like, well, like a horny stallion that night, and was so relieved mostly that he was able to tell Jim when he asked about the Centaur rules of any social class...And thanks to Ariel and Henry's aid, the younger boys were able to be themselves without causing mistakes or problems...

As for Henry and Ariel, they happily got to know each other as well, and the quartet didn't have an issue seeing each other during daylight or moonlight as long as it's a secret place they knew about, like the lagoon, the cove, and even the private beach...

Ariel and Jim made sure to return in time for curfew while Henry and Eric made sure that their job of being princes is happening at afternoon time after lunch. Of course, Ariel, and Jim met them like three or four times a week so they couldn't go too far in making their dad or siblings suspicious. Only their mother, their friends knew about the meetings.

As for Ursula, she went across the sea to speak with her old friend with some supplies including the all-seeing orb that is connected to Drizella and Scroop who stayed back to keep eyes on the comings and goings of the quartet and eavesdrop of any news of Atlantica as well.

Unknown to the Centaur princes who had visited the kingdom of Glowharhen many months ago, Eleanor Tremaine who is the mother of Anastasia, is actually the old friend of Ursula as she used to be part of the sea...She got exiled by King Triton herself for being a hybrid of a forbidden relationship between a Cecilian and a Centaur...

Eleanor was the only one who understood the limits of dark magic, and she aided Ursula to be the Sea Witch she was and is, all those years ago, and for owning her a favor, Ursula changed Eleanor into a pure Centaur on the deal of sacrificing a Centaur...

With much charm and alluring looks as she was said to be quite the beauty when she came walking into towns and such, she attracted a very handsome, naive, and royal Centaur, and within two years, she had him hooked, got hitched, got pregnant, and made sure that her daughter is the heir to the throne before giving him to Ursula the moment he signed the family will.

Thus, Ursula got powerful, alluring all kinds of sea creatures including Leland, Sarah's husband, and upon Leland's death of a spell gone wrong, King Triton banished Ursula to the deep depths of the sea, weakening her dark magic yet igniting her fury.

Either way, Eleanor now has more knowledge of dark magic on the surface, and upon hearing the news of the Centaur Princes in love with two Hippocampus royals, well, it broke the horse's back for Eleanor as she had attempted to force one or both of the Princes to seek Anastasia and herself out, and they somehow rejected them, and of course, the secret relationship between her daughter and a commoner Centaur, Eleanor had enough, and is enraged.

If one or both of the Princes vanish without notice, the kingdom of France would be crumbling down to pieces...But when she heard that the Hippocampus royals is related to King Triton, well, she wanted the kingdom of Atlantica to crumble as well...If Ursula is the queen of the seas, according to Ursula's plan of removing King Triton somehow from the throne, she would then make Eleanor Queen of France, a far bigger kingdom than Glowharhen is.

Then Eleanor remembered something very interesting. She has connections with dark magic users on the surface, and one of them was Captain Flint, the demon sorcerer. She used some of Flint's infamous spells on her husband's family to make sure that there were no loopholes and all. Anyway, she still has a bit of dark magic potion left in her secret room in the castle, and Ursula was most delighted to find out that it was enough to make one very illegal potion ever known to magic of any kind, and that is the extreme love potion.

Ursula thanked Eleanor, and headed back across the sea, and realizing that Prince Jim's birthday is very close around the corner, she disguised herself as a peddler, taking a note from the story she heard far away, and Eric was very anxious in searching for a gift for Jim.

Knowing how Jim and Ariel enjoyed many things the princes brought to try like food, clothes, drinks, Ursula, in her peddler disguise happened upon Eric in the village, with purps she had technically walked far to pick, unknowing that a simple container of purps is dosed of the extreme love potion, quite heartily that is.

Jim was excited when his father and mother decided that his curfew is abolished, trusting him to go to bed at a reasonable time, and he wanted to see Eric as he told Jim that they are going to be starwatching as part of his birthday gift, and Ariel decided to let him go, knowing it's his birthday night, and besides, she's going to visit Henry in the morning anyway.

Either way, Jim spent a wonderful day with the family and friends, having quite the party, laughter and music all around him, and when everybody headed back to their residences after dinner, Jim, with Ariel covering for him, headed for the surface, unknowing what awaits him.