"Because he saw the future," came a voice that made Linda jump, turning to see Sam's ghost stood a few feet from there. "I am here to do as I always have, save both of you. He believed he could turn Mer kind and humans against each other, planning to conquer the surface world. He could not allow you two to be together because your combined power is stronger than any other mermaid in centuries."<br/><br/>"But I have no magic," Linda said. "Who would fear me?"<br/><br/>"That is for both of you to discover for yourselves," Sam said. "But you are meant to be together, yours is a kind of love a monster like your enemy feared more than anything else." She turned to Geri. "I suspected all along Clint was manipulating you but...I was a child, even if my father would have believed me unless we could find who was controlling him he could have done nothing. Seeing the pain she went through because of Clint makes me regret not doing more to bring you together. I know this though: she cannot survive without you, her health is worsening, with you she may be able to recover, if her heart is broken again...I fear she will not have the strength to fight anymore."