Roxy's arms were burning.
Being a mermaid came with a lot of perks: enhanced strength, night vision that turned the abyss into a twilight wonderland, and a tail that moved like an engine. Even the fish all feared her now, and she could taste it.
I didn't opt for these senses.
[TheMotheroftheWorld scoffs and says you should take it like that, stuff like this comes with perks.]
[TheSassyGoddess nods, and yes, you need to enjoy it while you can.]
But what she didn't understand was why she was dragging 300 pounds of weight through the ocean.
"You know," Roxy panted, her voice vibrating through the water as a series of clicks and hums that the System auto-translated into speech. "For a guy who just killed a Kraken, you are incredibly heavy. Do you have rocks in your pockets?"
Caspian didn't answer. He was still slumped against her chest, his head resting in the crook of her neck, his arms draped limply over her shoulders. He let out a weak, theatrical moan.
