CHAPTER FOUR: A HELPING HAND
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Snippet Eleven (2): The Flooded House
Marian gathers the Merrow to the water's edge to sleep in the appropriate house while the rest of the circle goes to bed in the main tent. "If you'll follow me --." He stops as Faidon walks over with a purpose. "Yes?" Marian asks as Faidon stops in the sand.
"I need a quick word with Adrian, Caspian, and Anemone before they go down with you." Faidon pulls the three newest Merrow to the side. "I know you have just joined, but before you bonded with Alexia, I won the fight between myself and Armin so I am the top Gheyo Ace in our circle. I don't know if this changes your mind on who you will be swearing yourself to, but you WILL need to swear to one of us." He looks at the three of them. "Let me know in the morning if fights are needed and who your choice is." He nods at them and walks to the main tent.
The three Gheyos walk back to the rest of the Merrow and walk into the water with the rest. "Now that he is gone, we can make our way to the house. It is not the biggest house as it was just me when I built it. If it is not big enough for all the Merrow in our circle, we can always dig a new floor in." Marian motions for the five other Merrow to follow him into the depths of the water. "Here it is," He says while opening up the front door. "The front mudroom needs the water to be removed before opening up the next door."
"Well, welcome home to your new home Shanaya, Tobias, Adrian, Caspian, and Anemone." He sends the water out before opening up the next door. While waiting for the water to drain, he continues. "There is not much on this top floor, just a small kitchenette with eat-in dining, 2 bedrooms with king-sized beds that share a small bathroom, and a living room with only two chairs and a couch. All rooms are floodable as I do sometimes have non-Merrow over for work reasons." He quickly shows them the five rooms before going to the hole in the floor near the kitchenette. "This is the access point for the two lower levels. Just jump in and swim down; I'll show you the rest of the house once we are all down there."
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After all of the Merrow jump and swim down to the next level, Marian tells them about the second floor. "This floor has a full kitchen and dining room. It also has what was previously my master bedroom and bathroom, but I suppose I am willing for anyone to join me. There is also a living room with three couches and two chairs. And lastly, there is a staircase to the third floor." He shows them all throughout the second floor.
Marian explains the layout once they are all on the third floor. "This is probably the smallest floor as it is mostly my ritual space for the warding I do. I would request that you knock before opening if I am in there. Other than that, there are two bedrooms with queen-sized beds each with its own bathroom." As he shows them the bedrooms, he coughs and says, "Feel free to use these rooms for bonding or sleeping. The rooms upstairs too. Just clean them after you are done." He nods at them before saying, "I am deadly tired, I bid you all goodnight. Feel free to join me upstairs or not."
Shanaya and Tobias follow Marian upstairs while Adrian, Caspian, and Anemone go to their own room for the night.