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The two older mermaids allowed Jason to get settled on the bed the way he wanted, both laughing softly as he placed the oldest of the three on top of him so that they could all be as close as possible. "Maybe we'll leave in the afternoon..." Luna hummed in response to his words, giggling softly as little Maren mumbled in her sleep and cuddled up even closer to Jason. After returning his kisses, Rona and Luna let their own eyes flutter closed and their exhaustion easily pulled them to sleep.
The following morning, a bit earlier than expected, Maren happened to be the first one awake considering she had been the first one to crash after their strenuous activities. All of the mermaids had seemed to shift and move about in their sleep, since they were used to having a bed, such as this one, back home in their underwater bedrooms. The two oldest mermaids were still sleeping soundly, one on each side of Jason, since Rona had somehow moved into Maren's original place during the night.
The youngest mermaid had moved to a rather awkward position. Her feet were dangling off the end of the bed, while her body was making a barrier between Jason's legs, and her head was resting just above his hipbone, giving her a nice view of a certain something when she opened her eyes. The sight brought an immediate blush to her cheeks, and after a few moments of contemplation, she peeked up towards the knight to check if he was still sleeping or not. Unable to really tell, the little mermaid decided to just turn her head slightly, placing a kiss to his hip and then one more a bit closer to the thing she woke up seeing.
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Awakened by the kiss of the youngest mermaid, Jason allowed her to continue what she was doing, and moved on to make sure she was properly satisfied as his young wife. The process, of course, woke up the other two mermaids, so he spend the majority of the morning making sure they were all taken care of properly, surprised by how much attention they needed when they had received so much the previous night.
Eventually, he found himself holding the three mermaids close in his arms. "We should head off soon..." he said to them, giving each of them a tender kiss and stroking their hair. "We wanted to make it to the island by evening, didn't we?" He stood up and got dressed, proceeding to use his Foundry circuit to summon forth his aquatic armor before checking out of the love hotel.
After a filling breakfast to restore their energy, he led Luna outside, holding the mermaid princess around the waist as he waited on the other two to prepare themselves properly and join him.
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Finally feeling satisfied after an evening, and a morning, of excitement, the three mermaids allowed themselves some time to just relax next to the knight as he held them. "I suppose you're right... No matter how lovely it would be to stay here for another night," Luna agreed with his words, a soft giggle leaving her lips as she and the other two allowed him to escape their cuddles in order to stand. They all followed shortly after, stretching their slightly sore arms and legs. While he went to check out of the hotel, the girls put back on the one article of clothing they needed to wear, wanting to be decent when they all went to breakfast.
Full and ready to finish the journey, Luna huddled up close to the knight as they waited for the two other mermaids to join them after breakfast. "This was nice... But I am excited to see more of the upper world, too," she spoke absently, making small talk until Maren and Rona joined them. "We're ready? I'm eager to see this island," Rona said as she approached the princess and the knight, followed closely by the youngest mermaid.
Little Maren swam to the other side of Jason, gently looping her arm around his so that she could swim easily next to him. "Is Oniichan excited to be out of the water?" she asked curiously, figuring he was ready to be back on dry land. Although the ocean was beautiful, she assumed the land above them held even more beauty.
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Stroking the soft hair of the mermaid princess, Jason chuckled somewhat, giving a nod at her words. "We'll find somewhere else to stay tonight, though," he remarked. "Provided Maren isn't too sore to swim far enough," he teased the youngest mermaid and her overly eager attitude towards being his little wife. He allowed the three to talk mostly among each other, before giving a nod to Rona as she asked if they were ready.
"We're ready," he said, stroking Maren's hair softly as she asked a question. "I'm excited to show my little Maren what the surface world is like," he replied, remembering how Maren had not yet reached the age at which mermaids typically made their first journey to the surface of the ocean, though he figured the world under the sea looked much more exotic than the surface, anyway. Taking her hand along with Luna's, he began to swim out of the hotel, his helmet once allowing him to breathe underwater, as he headed in the direction of the island they had mentioned the previous day.
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Jason's words immediately caused a blush to blossom onto Maren's cheeks, and she clutched onto his arm even tighter so that she could bury her face against his arm. "M-Maren isn't too sore!" she squeaked, earning soft laughs from both of the older mermaids. "I wouldn't be surprised if all of us girls were a little sore... We sure did do a lot last night and this morning," Luna giggled, but despite all of that, she was still eager for them to reach their destination so that they could have even more fun.
As the four of them left the hotel and headed off towards their final destination, Maren was practically buzzing with excitement. "When do you think we will get there, Oniichan?" she asked, holding gently to his hand as the group of four swam through the water, "Are we going to be able to see the land today?"
"Will we make it before dark? Or will the place we stay tonight be another hotel?" Luna chimed in, remembering that he had mentioned getting somewhere to stay tonight as well. The smallest mermaid was eager to make it to land, so she was hoping they would get there with enough time to do some exploring before it was too dark.
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Chuckling a bit at the words of the mermaids, Jason reached out to stroke their soft hair, nodding somewhat in agreement at Luna's words. It wasn't too long until he was swimming through the water, assisted by the swift swim enchantment of his armor, listening to the eager questions of the three girls. "There's an island between here and the continent... should be a small trading port there," he remarked, not surprised that they had forgotten somewhat what he had said the previous day with how distracted they were.
"I suppose an island counts as land, yes," he remarked, unsure whether or not they'd make it before dark. However, since very little light reached so deep into the ocean, he doubted they would have difficulty seeing after dark on the surface, either. As he thought about this, he caught sight of a different creature, swimming not far away, and swam to a halt.
Closing his eyes, he let out a few sonic impulses, listening as they rebounded back to him. "We're surrounded..." he said. "Sahuagin, most likely." Focusing on his Foundry circuit, he conjured forth a polearm in his hands. "How well can you girls defend yourselves?" he asked them. Though he knew the mermaids possessed some sort of military force, he was unsure if his young wives had much martial or magical talent, themselves, or if he'd have to worry about protecting them while driving out the shark-like creatures that were closing in on them from all sides.
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