#Chapter 318: My Life My Friendship

Holding Elva’s hand, I lead us both down the stairs. As I dropped beneath the surface of the water, I instinctively held my breath. Beside me, Elva hadn’t. She looked around, surprised, and then laughed. Oddly, I could hear her voice clearly, even under the water. In front of us, Jessica and Veronica were having a full on conversation about the nature of underwater breathing magic. “Why can’t werewolves live in the merfolk kingdom, with this kind of magic?” Jessica asked. “The magic won’t last for more than a day, I imagine,” Veronica said. As our local magic expert, she would know, though Jessica likely didn’t understand that. “Not to mention that werewolf bodies aren’t meant to live underwater,” Julian added. “That would add complications,” Veronica agreed. Jessica pouted slightly, somewhat disappointed. Bridget started walking, ahead of all of us. I watched them all in awe, still amazed I could hear them as clearly underwater as if they had been standing beside me. Perhap