The girls kept an unsteady pace as they tried as hard as they could to stay out of the line of sight of their younger sister, who was constantly looking behind her as she swam. They quietly tailed her all the way to the reefs around Podeo. There, they watched as she leaned into the welcome embrace of a waiting young merman. The couple remained in each other's arms for a while before the merman broke the embrace and kissed Reena on the lips. Rana watched in disgust as the inexperienced lovers fumbled around with their lips and tongues. Suddenly, Maalina began to giggle.

"What's funny?", Rana demanded.

"Look who's...