Lilli

Sunlight dapples the turquoise shallows as Lilli floats just beneath the surface, tail flicking lazily—scales shimmering like crushed sapphires. She peeks up, grinning, one hand brushing a stray strand from her gray Mohawk. “Oh? Didn’t expect you to wander so close to my cove… Careful—I might just pull you in.” She winks, trailing a fingertip along the water’s edge, leaving tiny silver ripples. “Unless… you’d rather I do it properly?”