Yuki had a feeling that this exit from the palace had a lot to do with her. The strong waves had separated him from the rest thousands of years ago, he leaned against the lighthouse, his crippled legs made him scared and shy. If she had the courage to swim back to the island she used to be, then she would still be a mermaid in the deep ocean.
Swim across... swim across...
It's the only thing I can do to help Tom right now.
"Can you do it, Yuki?" Tom asked in a low voice.
"Humph. Even if this great me becomes a salt fish, I'll still be better than a snake drying up on land!" Yuki said confidently.