Maysie Lore Incoming!!! :D
The girl’s gaze pointed toward the beach nearby. She knew being on land was forbidden, but she couldn’t help but enjoy a few rays of sun as she lay on a rock, her seal tail swishing back and forth in relaxation as she enjoyed her brief moment of peace.
The selkie was alerted to the sound of a splash nearby. She spotted a group of intimidating lawchurls looking over a cliff into the sea. They had knocked a human into the water! She leaped from her rock, embracing her full seal form to swim towards the sinking human. Her eyes locked onto her target, a human man who couldn’t be much older than her, his cape flowing in the current, which had already taken his polearm past the point of recovery.
She swam beneath him, carrying him on her back to the surface. Transforming back into a half-human, she laid his body on the beach, safe and sound.
Now she could get a better look at him. She brushed his evergreen hair away from his face, gently placing a finger on the beauty mark beneath his eye.
Amazing… a human up close…
She had only seen humans from a distance, admiring the adventurers who came from the human city of Mondstadt.
The man’s eyes began to flutter open. The girl quickly darted back into the sea, avoiding being seen. Still, in her seal form, she gazed upon him once more.
“Maysie! Where have you been?! Your father’s been looking all over the sea for you!”
The selkie girl dropped her storybook, turning her attention to the seal in front of her.
“I’m sorry, ma’am… I went for a swim and…”
“That is no way for the princess of the kingdom of the selkies to behave, young lady!”
Maysie sighed. She was used to being scolded by now, but she grew tired of her family’s constant demands. What good is a kingdom if it’s confined to just one place in the sea anyway? She might as well stay in her room, reading her stories about princesses and knights. Maysie sighed as she left her room to go to yet another formal meeting, wishing a handsome knight would take her away from all the boredom.
“A mermaid pulled you out of the water?” Amber was quick to get excited from his little story, jumping to fantastical conclusions.
“I doubt that… It was just some weird lady. And I could swim out of the water myself, I mean, there was nothing stopping me!” Lohen insisted on the fact that he was a strong and capable knight who could never be harmed, even though he just got the life knocked out of him by a band of monsters just hours ago.
“I was enjoying that fight too! If only the stupid water wasn’t in the way…”
Lohen rolled his eyes as the excited knights around him.
“Mermaid mermaid!” Little Klee bounced around with joy. “We can go fish blasting together!”
“I wouldn't recommend going fish blasting with someone who’s part fish…” Albedo attempted to negotiate with the little spark knight.
“Well, I’m going back to fighting then!” Lohen announced, turning away from his fellow knights.
“Wait a minute! You almost drowned just now! Give it a rest!” Master Jean tried to persuade him, but he was already out the door.
Maysie had made up her mind. No longer would she stay inside these stifling ocean walls! She was going to set foot on human lands and explore the land of Mondstadt herself!
Maysie reached the shore, shedding her seal form and letting herself become fully human.
She immediately tripped and fell onto the ground.
“Real ground…” She thought, smiling as she balanced herself once more on the sand, adjusting her seal coat and preparing to set off.
Despite the occasional fall, Maysie became fairly well adjusted to the ground beneath her feat. Swimming was far easier, but the ground was much more exciting! Maysie marveled at the seemingly endless plains ahead of her. She felt the wind touch her hair and it blew past her. She giggled.
The road to the city was a long and winding one, but Maysie didn’t care. She adored every moment she spent on the land, being able to feel the ground beneath her own two flippers- er- feet.
She heard a yell from behind; startled, she attempted to hide behind a tree, only for her new legs to fail her as she fell.
“Well… what do we have here?” A scary man loomed over her. Treasure hoarders.
“Is that seal fur? That coat could buy us a fortune!” The treasure hoarders surrounded her, seeking her selkie coat. Maysie glared at them, holding the coat closer to her body.
“What makes you think you can have it, huh?!” She yelled.
“Well, I don’t see a weapon on ya. That coat’s ours for the taking!” The hoarder pulled out a dagger, aiming for Maysie.
He was promptly met with a polearm through the leg, knocking him to the ground.
“You want a fight, huh? Well then, let’s fight!”
The battle ended as quickly as it started. There was an icy blue flash, and then the treasure hoarders fled in fear and awe.
“Wait, come back! I’m not finished beating you to the ground yet!”
Maysie looked up at her rescuer. It was the man she’d saved only a few days ago! The manic look on his face was absolutely stunning, like a leopard seal striking its prey.
“It’s you!” Maysie gasped.
“The one and only!” The man replied. “Don’t be too surprised, one of my colleagues would have come for you too, I’m sure. I’m just killing time.”
Maysie dipped her head to one side. “Your colleagues? There’s more of you?” She asked.
The man stared at her. “Uh.. yeah? The knights of Favonius are known all around here. You recognized me too, didn’t ya?”
“You’re a knight…” Maysie said. A real knight, like in a storybook!
“I take it you’re not from around here then, huh?”
“I guess you could say that…”
The man helped her to her feet.
“I’m Lohen, vice captain of the fourth company of the knights of Favonius here in Mondstadt! Pleased to meetcha!” Lohen gave her a mock gentlemanly bow.
“Maysie. Call me Maysie.” She giggled, shaking his hand. She promptly wobbled on her feet.
Lohen caught her before she fell. “Woah there! If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you just learned to walk a few hours ago.” He joked.
“Ah, thank you so much!” Maysie looked toward the horizon. “Say… you wouldn’t know how to get to the city, would you?”
