I found a merfolk outside the city moat and brought him home. When he revealed his tail in the carriage, people said the Second Young Lady of the Chancellor's residence had gone out and caught a fish herself. He was so handsome, with innocent blue eyes gazing at me, and I was enchanted. He wrapped his tail tightly around me and spoke, his words sending a chill through the air. "Master, let me repay your kindness." I lifted his chin with a finger and gently traced his scales. He shuddered all over, then climbed into my bed...
