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“Shut up, human filth!”
“And worse, I think he’s enslaving that dragon!” Willow shouted at Poseidon.
Poseidon turned on his tail and eyed the creature.
“Speak, old friend,” he commanded.
The sea dragon’s muzzle opened, but no sound apart from a frustrated scream escaped his maw.
“Poseidon, there is a gold chain with a big pearl attached. He put one on me, too,” Willow said, holding up her necklace.
The merman’s eyes narrowed on Willow.
“It is broken. It did not control you,” he sneered, then realised what he’d said. “That was a gift from The Atlantis.”
“Well, you just claimed it didn’t control me and then changed your mind. Which is it?” Willow challenged.
Poseidon was amused, which was far better than what he’d been half an hour ago when the cries of Willow’s court had reached him.
Warrior had utilised a system rarely used by sea life, one only used in emergencies. He had appealed directly to Poseidon for help, showing scenes of Willow being kidnapped and the Trench.
Warrior had also sent images of Segory and Luna chasing after Chatter and Willow. And Poseidon had panicked. The whales could not breathe that deep underwater, and should Willow head into the Trench, he wasn’t sure she could either.
“Dragons are free creatures, revered by sea life everywhere. To enslave a sea dragon smacks of treason,” Poseidon drawled as Willow came to attention. “To then further attempt to kidnap the mate of the King of the Seas and Oceans goes beyond treachery.”
Willow darted forward as the merman sought for something to say. The smell of burnt seaweed wafted towards her, but Poseidon noticed her focus was on the entrapped dragon.
Willow’s hands stretched outwards, and she grasped the pearl and using her feet, she braced against the dragon and pushed off. The merman shrieked and raised his trident and threw it at her.
Poseidon reacted and launched his own trident, which split the merman’s. With a loud roar, Poseidon aimed his hand at the merman, who was dragged from the back of the dragon and hauled towards him. The merman blanched at the look on Poseidon’s face as he pulled him in close.
“Attack my mate?” Poseidon growled.
“The dragon belongs to The Atlantis; that human has no right to break his bond,” the merman slurred.
“Didn’t I mention Sea Dragons being free?” Poseidon snarled.
His fist clenched, and the water solidified around the merman, freezing him in place. A boom came from Willow’s direction, and Poseidon turned alarmed.
The Sea Dragon was clawing the golden chain on his neck, and Willow was flying backwards, looking stunned. In her hands was a large pearl.
The dragon craned his neck and roared before leaping towards Willow. Poseidon rushed to her defence but hit a barrier as the dragon wound his neck in front of her body and glared at him.
“The Atlanteans took my kind prisoners with your permission,” the dragon growled.
“Not with my approval,” Poseidon said, shocked.
“The Atlantis claimed it was. And you did not answer our calls for help. The Atlantis claims to be Queen of the Seas and Oceans and is enslaving everyone around Atlantis. She sits on your throne, King of the Seas and Oceans. She rules in your absence,” the dragon accused.
“Without my permission,” Poseidon refuted, his anger growing. What had that bitch in Atlantis been doing?
“You know nothing of this?” the dragon asked, curling his body even more protectively around Willow.
“No. But I shall end it.” Poseidon growled, his anger rising.
It was bad enough to fight the humans. Now he was fighting his own kind. His temper grew hotter and wilder than it had been in years.
Poseidon’s eyes narrowed on the merman.
