Meanwhile, back in her hiding hole, Queen Adella swim paces back and forth. "So let me get this straight, the Sea Dragon King is after me and wants to kill me, my sisters, and the rest of our kind."
"Yes, your highness," responds the guard, Captain Delta.
"Thanks," responds Adella, "now how long do you think I will be stuck here?"
"We don't know for sure," responds Captain Delta. "We are just doing our job, your highness, and that is keeping you alive. Don't worry, your sisters are safe on shore with your sister, Ariel."
"Well, that gives me some comfort at least," responds Adella with a frown and a sigh. "When will they locate and kill the evil monster? In Poseidon's name, when?"
"Again, we don't know for sure," responds Captain Delta, "we don't even know where his lair is."
Meanwhile, back at Eric's kingdom, he, Ariel, Aquata, Arista, and Andrina sit down to talk over the current situation.
"So what you're saying is a giant sea dragon tyrant is trying to kill your sister, the newly crowned queen of Mermista, Queen Adella?" says Eric.
"Yes, exactly," responds Aquata.
"And it's getting pretty bad to the point we're not to return to the sea at any point, just as we promised," adds Arista.
"Yeah, we don't even know the location of where Captain Delta has Adella, which means she's likely safely hidden away, hopefully," adds in Andrina.
"Well, at least she's safe, for now," responds Ariel. She starts to cry. "Let's just hope she stays safe. Now if you don't mind excusing me a minute."
Her sisters nod and excuse her from the room with Eric running out after her.
"Ariel, love, what's wrong?" asks Eric.
"I've already lost my father, my two eldest sisters, now this, I just can't take it anymore," she cries.
"Well, we're here with you now. Me, your other sisters, we all have your back."
"Well, thanks," says Ariel. Her tears beginning to dry up and go away. The two then reenter the meeting hall and continue their discussion.
"Okay, what else do we know?" Eric and Ariel inquire together.
"Well, the Sea Dragon King has del Rey, either alive or dead and he's killed mermaids and mermen in the past, almost to extinction. That's basically it," respond the sisters. "That's all we have to work with right now. We're sorry."
"That's fine," responds Ariel. "Knowing your guards, they're on it and will get more information to us soon."
"Yeah, let's hope," respond the sisters. The meeting then breaks for the night and everyone goes to the castle dinner hall to enjoy dinner together. Melody even gets to meet her aunts for the first time in her life which she couldn't be more happy about. At least, there's some joy amongst all the turmoil and pain. That's all Ariel could truly ever ask for.