Her mother had barraged her with many questions, and she tried hard to answer them without giving up the knowledge that she had met up with a landwalker. She could tell her mother was suspicious about her activities. Her mother Aqualia, had a fish follow her wherever she went. She tried to protest.<br/>"Mom! This isn't fair! I deserve my freedom! Surely dad will agree with me."<br/>Her father seemed to understand her better than her mother did.<br/>"I will speak with your father on the matter, for now the fish will follow you. I don't trust all this above the water activity you been up to."<br/>She had only done this once! Her mother was acting like this was an ongoing thing. Aqualia seemed to always stretch things out of proportion. Now, how was she going to ditch the fish so she could visit with Eric? It was going to take a bit of sneakiness to get it off her tail.<br/>A maze of seaweed would do the trick! Tire it out, and it wouldn't follow her anymore. The trouble with this plan, is that it  tired her out too. She surfaced near the beach, looking around for where he might be. Little did she know the fish had anticipated her trying to lose him, and was only acting tired. He hid behind a patch of seaweed watching what she was up to.