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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)

Luca was smaller than Marinus, but that only meant he was harder to hit. And Marinus was being careful with him. He didn't want to hit him too hard.

He scooped some snow from the ground and hurled it towards Marinus' eyes.

"Hey, that is cheating!" Theanore said from the sidelines, but Esmer just placed a hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze to keep her daughter quiet.

Whatever Luca had expected, having to jump up because there was a stick close to his legs was not it.

It seemed that Marinus turned on some of his merman features as soon as Luca scooped up the snow. He was used to seeing below water.

He could easily protect his eyes from a bit of snow!

Then Marinus forced Luca to jump in the air a couple of more times, and his fun ended when Luca tried to jab him in the chest.

It was Marinus' turn to jump away.

Chapter 90: To win!