A few days later, Ariel and her sisters get a letter in a bottle from under the sea in a small alcove outside Mermista. It's from the guard. "Dear Princesses," reads Ariel to her sisters, "the Queen is safe and in hiding with as much protection as mermanly possible. We also found some new clues as well. Del Ray's house was raided when she was taken by the Sea Dragon King. His dragon guard were looking for something. We don't know what yet but we hope to know soon. Don't worry about any of it, princesses. We've got everything under control. The Guard of the Queen."
"Well, that's a relief," sigh the sisters in unison.
"Agreed," responds Ariel. "Now how about we talk more about this over lunch?"
"Sounds good," responds Aquata.
"Yeah, yeah, that's nice," adds Arista.
"I love kelp salad," says Andrina.
"Not kelp salad here," responds Ariel, "kale salad. Eric's father is on a health food kick as of recent."
"Oh, delightful," moans Andrina with a frown. They then walk into the castle dining hall where they are greeted with the kale salad followed by fresh crab bisque.
"Hm," says Andrina, "kale isn't that bad actually."
"Yik," moan the rest of the sisters.
They then get back to enjoying their crab bisque. "So," says Ariel. "How long are you guys staying on the surface?"
"Until the Sea Dragon King thing is dealt with permanently," they respond, "per Adella's request."
"Well, in that case," responds Ariel. "I know Melody's gonna enjoy some quality time with her aunts."
"Yay! Time with Aunties!" squeals Melody from her seat.
"Now go play with your niece," says Ariel with a smile. Her sisters then eagerly run off after the twelve year old.