Chapter 180

• The King and his wife were seated on his consort's sceptre Alvana, heading towards the monarch's residence slowly.
• "Extreme pain at being touched..." the queen pondered, "If anyone who touches Phoenix makes him feel a lot of pain, then why could his mate touch him without increasing the pain?" she wondered out loud.
• "Probably because she's a mermaid?" the king guessed, "You know, it's rumoured that their touch is comforting to an afflicted soul."