The Rage Of The Merking
Back at King Saladin's royal palace, Princesses Tecna & Layla were in for an earful of yelling from their father as well as from Helia.
"YOU HAVE BOTH BEEN CARELESS!" Saladin scolded Layla & Tecna.
"FULL ON CARELESS!" Helia said angrily agreeing with the merking.
"But it wasn't our fault!" Layla protested to her father.
"that's right," Tecna protested logically. "we were just having fun like all kids do!"
"And I know what the princesses were doing... your majesty." Riven told King Saladin seriously.
After Riven had told the truth about Layla & Tecna's secret grotto, King Saladin went to the grotto and smashed all the work that both Tecna & Layla had put into their human odds and ends collection with his trident until there was nothing left of it.
"Daddy," Layla sobbed. "why have you done this!"
"Because Layla," King Saladin said sternly. "this is the only way that I will ever get through to both you & Tecna!"
"But you don't even know Nabu the way my heart and..." Layla began.
"Know him... know him," King Saladin said to Layla. "I do not have to necessarily know him to know that he & others like him are fish eaters!"
"Daddy, you're wrong about Nabu," Layla screamed as Tecna entered the grotto with something hidden in her hands for Layla. "because I love him!"
"No!" the merking shouted leaving the grotto at once in anger.