Ignorance

Roman laughed awkwardly. “Heh, yeah... let’s just, uh, look around more...”

”Y-Yeah... ...I’m nervous now, Patton... wh-what else could they possibly know about me..?”

Roman gripped Patton's arm and backed away, turning to leave.

(yooo-) (I mean,,, I guess since this is a story, it doesn't have to be entirely accurate to real life) Roman blinked, pulling away. "...H-How..." He got closer to Patton, ...

(...wait a minute Thomas isn't straight-)

"Wh-What..? I'm sorry, but... I'm not your brother. You're a merman! And I'm a human... there's no way we're related. I could barely even swim until just 20 minutes ago! ...

Roman blinked. "...What..? What do you mean..?" The Duke felt... familiar...

Roman was amazed. Breathing under water? This was all so new and fascinating! And not to mention the beauty if the kingdom. He noticed other merpeople looking at him and ...

Roman nodded and did as Patton asked. "Does it take a while to kick in, or..?"

"Oh, uh... ok!" Roman bit into the seaweed. He grimaced at the taste.

Roman actually started to get to get the hang of it. ...However, there were certain moments where he would mess up on purpose, just so Patton could catch him in ...

“Um... okay...” Roman got in the water and attempted to do that. didn’t work as well as Patton had hoped.

Roman gasped. He also looked away quickly, due to the fact that pants aren’t exactly a natural thing... “What- how..??”

”Hm? Oh, sure! Why do you need the sash, though..?” He handed Patton the sash.

“Yeah..? It’s kind of embarrassing, really...”