Chapter 2 – Beauty Of the Sea

Margaret had been up all the night trying to come to terms of what she had found.  She knew what she was going to do, firmly making up her mind, she went down to the kitchen to make breakfast for her family. Nearing the kitchen she heard clattering of pans and pots in her kitchen, rushing to it she found, the night visitor who she really couldn’t stand, going through her kitchen.

‘ What the hell are you doing in my kitchen? ” she demanded. “Oh, sorry, I was trying to make breakfast,”explained Frewin. Now realising how impolite she was being, Margaret said, please do take a seat and I will as always make lovely breakfast for everyone.

Frewin took a seat quietly in a corner of the big dining table, not further wanting to distress the old grannie, as he thought.

Meanwhile, Seth and Violet are in the children’s room, gazing lovingly and equally worried. Seth kisses both of them and they open their eyes. Good Morning mama, Good morning papa, said both the children.

Both the parents helped the children, dress up and brush their teeth, before heading down for breakfast. ‘Grandma is making eggs benedict, I can smell it,” exclaimed Jason. Both the children ran into the kitchen and hugged their grandma from behind. ‘Good Morning grandma,”both rhymed. Oh, my cheerios, kissing them both, grandma said. Violet started setting the breakfast table with coffee, fruit juice, freshly made toast, eggs and fruits.

“Come children, I want you to meet Uncle Frewin, my best friend,” said Seth. Both the children now saw the tall man sitting quietly with smiling eyes. Frewin stood up, shook their hands and kissed them both. Jasmine was shy, she clung to her father, while the curious child that Jason was sat beside Frewin and observed him.

Once breakfast was over, Seth, Frewin with the children went for a walk, while Violet and grandma started clearing the table. “Mum, I am so sorry I didn’t tell you this earlier, because I thought that it will not affect us in any was,” whispered Violet. “Don’t worry my child, we have to pack,”said grandma. They started packing all the necessary items only, as they were advised that they will get anything they want in Syragh.

“Come on children, I want you to meet someone, ” said Seth. They went to the boathhouse, opened the locked door, and saw sitting half in the water, creatures that they haven’t seen previously. There were six of them. ‘They are beautiful, fearlessly said Jasmine and both the children ran and touched the wet skin of the hippocamp nearby. The children heard it moan and nod its head, the other’s also jumped in the water and started making happy noises and jumping high above.

“What are they doing?” asked Jason. “They are happy and realise that you will be their companion, and they recognize their prince and princess,”said Frewin. “Are we really?”exclaimed Jasmine. So, there their papa told the children their heritage. After which the children were excited.

“Do they have names?” asked Jasmine. “You can name them, laughed Frewin. While the men and children were busy, the ladie’s had finished unpacking and were walking down to the boathouse.

“Well, we are ready,”called Violet approaching.  “The house is locked up, and I have arranged the neighbour’s son to keep an eye, advised margaret.

Frewin whistled, a sharp high pitched sound and all the creatures jumped out of the water and sat on the wooden floor, so that its easier for the children to sit. ‘Hold on to the hair on its head,”advised Frewin to all. Grandma eyed the creatures doubtfully, but she still got on it.

After everyone  seated as securely as possible, Frewin again whistled and all the creatures made one long jump into the water wetting them all. Violet and Grandma shrieked with surprise, but the children gave a whoop of fun.

Hippocamps stayed on of the water gliding smoothly, speeding up. Once in a while it would go underwater. Now on the hippocamp that grandma was sitting on was a bit cheeky and jolted her a lot making grandma grab its hair’s more tightly. After a while, the creature made a deep dive into the sea, all the while grandma screaming and thinking, Frewin has set this up so that I am out of his hair.

They had almost reached to the bottom of the sea, when grandma realised that she wasn’t breathless, and then she noticed the colorful jungle underneath. Sensing her thoughts the creature stopped moving and let her enjoy her surroundings. There were colorful sea weeds, colorful small sea creatures like sea-horse, prawns, even octopus. The sea weed was glittering beautifully, and there were big sea shells. She touched one and lo behold it opened, and sleeping inside it was a fairy with the biggest pearl she had ever imagined.

Grandma was now very happy and loosened her hold on the creatures hair. “I believe you love the scenery,”said the Creature. “Yes, I do,”said grandma. It took her while to realise that she was talking to a creature, but she guessed that she shouldn’t surprised as was among magical world now.

” Can I name you, Beauty?”asked grandma.

“Oh, yes thank you, I love the name,”said Beauty happily. But now we better be off and they zoomed to the top as other’s were getting worried. But they don’t have to do they, as grandma will be having many adventures as none of them know yet..but that is until later.