Heather's POV:
Bria and I were still in the sea with them. Bria was still unconscious, and I went up and held her tightly. At that moment, a group of red-tailed mermaids surrounded us.
The red-tailed mermaids looked like emotionless statues, and they were holding sharp enough weapons that I let them bind the chains to me and Bria.
Bria and I were chained separately, with the other end of the chain being pulled by a red-tailed mermaid, with them behind us and to the left and right, too afraid that we would escape.
Bria's head hung low and her unsupported body kept falling, with only one chain holding her. I might be able to escape these terrible red-tailed mermaids, but I couldn't leave my friends behind.
As we were about to enter Clemm's palace, we were put into a black scallop. It wa
