A mermaid princess, huh? I've never actually seen one, only glimpsed mermaid scales once in the black market. It was a dull iridescence tucked into crates, traded like spices. Still, from what I know, the mermaid kingdom and the elven kingdom probably share the same bone-deep resentment toward humans: they hate what humans did to them—binding them in chains, selling them off, committing unspeakable things. I don't imagine either kingdom would welcome someone like me without immediately growing hostile.
Even if it were me personally, I'd expect suspicion—exactly like with the elves. Which meant the same approach would be necessary. Get inside through someone they trust. With the elves it had been Artemis. Now if Han's rumor held any truth and someone important from the mermaid court had been taken, that might be the opening I needed. Find a connection they trust, use it as cover, and hope that trust buys us a way in without blood spilling at the doorstep.
