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A merchant stumbles on a grotto, lost. He eats his last apple. The merchant plants the seeds the next day to provide food for future lost travelers. 

And so, the nymph Theanore is born.

She would grow from a tiny seed to a splendid apple tree. She would meet many friends. Theanore will try her hand at being a merchant like her father. And she will get to know her lifetime companion, the merman Marinus.

But as every farmer can tell you, apple trees live only for about 150 years and so, with her tree dried up, so will Theanore die.

 But before that, she will live.

The Apple Grotto Nymph (Dungeon Core Fairy Tale)

Marinus swam in the cold water. At least the sea had never frozen over as far as he could remember. He reached the seaweed patched and began picking the best ones from the batch.

Theanore was getting better at cooking with each passing day, but she didn't have the skill yet. She was squeamish about cooking a Colorful Egg Specter.

But Esmer was not going to let her not make at least one stuff chicken for New Year.

She would make a fine wife, his Thea. He blushed at the thought of him going out hunting or tending to the aquafarm and then returning to a hot meal every day.

Maybe he would even get a kiss on the cheek as a welcome? He could dream.

He stared at the cavern where the salmon had swum. A nice grilled salmon would go nicely with the rice. He swam to the cavern and reached in.

He touched a salmon and pulled it out.

Chapter 88: Family