Kellen was ancient, but he fully believed in you were only as old as you felt. He didn’t feel a day over two thousand. Having a stunning, much younger wife certainly didn’t hurt. They’d known each other for the better half of a millennia and he still liked to surprise her with gifts now and then. They’d concocted the countless schemes in their time together but by far, the most dastardly, was the one that ended in the death of her first husband at Kellen’s own hand. The deed was easily carried out, he’d never treated Nadara to Kellen’s liking anyway.Â
Now, with a ring on his finger for over a century, he entered their home. “Honey, I’m home!” He called out, brimming with excitement. He amazed himself at times, he’d aquired assistance of a mermaid who owed him thanks to a well- placed alliance at just the right time. He made off with some of her scales, along with a creature he’d never even heard of but found out Nadara had been asking around for it. She knew better than to publicly dirty her hands, but Kellen often laughed such things off. He presented her gifts on the table as he heard her approach, then slowly turned to her. “I’ve come with gifts.”