Frowning, Allen looked up at the crack in the cave that was above his head, just enough to let in the moonlight from above.<br/>Even though the it was quite deep and dark, with a steep downwards drive, he did not expect it to be so big, from above the underground.<br/><br/>"And this water.." he murmured, half entranced. It was neither ocean nor even flowing water. It was a calm natural lake, probably formed either by underground water reservoirs or by the rainfall during the rainy period. Strangely, it had a magical attraction on him, so that he almost naturally would have dropped into it, if he did not wake himself up with a loud slap in his own face at the last moment.<br/>"A weaker mermaid or merman would have been exposed at this place.." he whispered to himself, and congratulated himself that he did not go here during the day.  Even if humans found this natural lake, they would at most take a water probe..<br/><br/>On this notion, the young scientist almost automatically took out one of his ampulles and filled it with the water. But, as his hand touched the water, something like a feeling of residue electricity ran through his whole body, causing him goosebumps.<br/><br/>"The secrets of this water were probably not discoverable, if a human would search for them, but for merpeople.. this is ...definitely one of the sacred places!" Allens eyes widened and he gulped.<br/>Touching the water another time, and dipping his hand into it, he took a small sip, and felt a very refreshing feeling. His pores seemed to inhale every droplet of the water, and his head cleared of any worries he ever had in the past weeks.<br/>Being so long at land, he had almost forgotten,<span style="font-style: italic">that he was not a human</span>.  Being so long at land, his mentality had changed to be almost one of them. But he was not a human!<br/><br/>"No wonder, I had dreams and nightmares about the sea and ocean, and being discovered.." he murmured. How long had it been, since his last sacred ceremony? Over fifteen years? Since then he had only dipped in the sea and ocean to ensure his survival. To not be discovered at all costs. But here, here was an almost untouched sacred place. Everything was here, the light gathering from the moon and the sun, the minerals, the naturally clear and cool water. Only the deep underground caves of the ocean had a better atmosphere than this..<br/>Tempted, he took another sip, letting the water refresh him another time.<br/><br/>He definitely should not do this, but there was nobody here, right? Nobody would come, right?<br/>Listening to the sounds around him, he did not hear anything, besides little droplets of water dripping down into the clear lake.<br/>He should not do this, but... his hands were already tugging at his clothes, and his eyes were looking for a good dry spot where he could hide his belongings...