Marina's voice was cold, laced with a weary resignation. When they first landed, she had chosen to kill the naga Eshyra for two reasons: to make an example of her, and because the naga race and the mermaid race were ancient rivals. She felt no guilt for the kill.
Marina had assumed her show of force would be enough to make the Reverse Whale, Dadur, and the Dreadfin, Cyclon, back down for good. She never thought they would decide to make trouble after all. The tsunami that was now bearing down on them was their revenge—a clear message of their displeasure with the Stoneheart Horde.
"Arch Elder, take this," Marina said, pulling a large seashell from a pouch. It was an item Orion had given her.
