Just days ago, Llawan was taken from his underwater dwellings by Ossentharian slavers. Left in a tank with other merpeople, he awaits his death on a spit roast, but the arrival of an unusual customer might change his fate. To win his freedom back, he must enter a pact with the stranger, but what if the price is too much to bear? POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: merman, slave, captivity, dehumanization of merpeople, dark magic Genre: high fantasy Erotic content: explicit, dubious consent Length: ~5000 words