It felt wonderful to be in the water again. Cool, clean water and not the dirty water the trolls were using to cook him in. He smiled happily as he swam with Aleiia. He looked over at his friend.
"Well, then we will have to look for her. Thank you, by the way. I owe you my life, Princess," he told her. He could not help but look at her. She was truly beautiful, like something from one of the stories he loved to tell. He was almost afraid she would fade away like his other illusions.
"Is it Nerine?" he asked curiously.