[ Being close to the surface, or even being above water at all, was something that Eri has been consistently warned against, even if she had been being held captive for reasons that she was too young to understand. Still, because being so far up was considered such a bad idea, it was exactly where Eri went when she escaped.
Close to the surface, where mermaids considered it to be a risk. It was the only place where she thought they wouldn't chase her, and she was right.
But she was also a 6-year-old Mermaid, and she's able to fare out on her own about as well as you would expect... or well, actually, the fact she's still alive is proof that she's done better than expected... or maybe she's just lucky.
In any case, in a big ocean of predators that don't care as much about a lone baby Mermaid as other animals, her refuge when she needs rest... is above water. Which has it's risks... not that she's very aware of it. She could be found by sailors, or others who would find value in a young Mermaid of all things.
Case and point, exhaustion was about to take her, she found herself an outcropping of rock sticking out of the ocean... probably only for a little while, until the tide comes in... but as uncomfortable as it is, it's still something.
And as expected, as her eyes remain closed and her breathing shallow, a boat with a single person on it is coming her way. ]
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Close to the surface, where mermaids considered it to be a risk. It was the only place where she thought they wouldn't chase her, and she was right.
But she was also a 6-year-old Mermaid, and she's able to fare out on her own about as well as you would expect... or well, actually, the fact she's still alive is proof that she's done better than expected... or maybe she's just lucky.
In any case, in a big ocean of predators that don't care as much about a lone baby Mermaid as other animals, her refuge when she needs rest... is above water. Which has it's risks... not that she's very aware of it. She could be found by sailors, or others who would find value in a young Mermaid of all things.
Case and point, exhaustion was about to take her, she found herself an outcropping of rock sticking out of the ocean... probably only for a little while, until the tide comes in... but as uncomfortable as it is, it's still something.
And as expected, as her eyes remain closed and her breathing shallow, a boat with a single person on it is coming her way. ]