Doria, passionately attached to the blue depths of the sea and a free-spirited girl, fled her sea home with a broken heart due to a negative situation with her family and came to the seashore. Deciding to clear her mind by entering the sea, she didn't realize she was lost among the waves due to her distracted thoughts. Despite being a good swimmer, she began to flounder and was about to drown when a hand saved her. Marinus, a brave merman, took her in his arms and placed her in a safe place. While checking if Doria was breathing, Marinus also positioned her on her side (so that if there was water in her mouth, it would come out).

Marinus crouched next to Doria and saw her gasping for breath. His eyes were filled with concern, but there was also a glimmer of hope. He gently touched Doria's face, wiping the salty water droplets from her forehead. "Are you okay?" he whispered, his voice blending with the rustling of the sea.

Doria slowly opened her eyes and found herself in the arms of a stranger. Her gaze locked onto Marinus's deep blue eyes. "You... you saved me," she said with a trembling voice. Doria looked at Marinus and with heartfelt gratitude, said, "What is your name? I owe you."

As Marinus inhaled the salty scent of the sea breeze, he replied, "My name is Marinus," and then expressed his desire to know her name as well.

Looking into Marinus's eyes, Doria said, "My name is Doria," and for a moment, there was silence. Marinus noticed the sadness in Doria's eyes and gently asked, "Did you see or feel something before entering the water?"

Responding to Marinus's warm and reassuring gaze, Doria said, "Yes, there was," and continued slowly, "My family... they only cared about me in a material sense. They never understood the real me, my dreams, and my passions. That's why I had to leave home."

Marinus listened carefully to Doria's words and looked at her with deep understanding. "I understand," he said, "But now you're here, and you have a new chance at life. Like the sea, you are free." Marinus responded to Doria's skeptical look and took a deep breath, "Maybe I should tell you about myself," he said. "My story is a bit different. I am actually part of a people who live under the water. For us, there is a world where it is forbidden to surface. Contact with the surface world is taboo for us."

Doria looked at Marinus in astonishment. "Then why did you come to the surface?" she asked.

Marinus gazed at the horizon of the sea and murmured, "Curiosity. I wanted to see and understand the world of humans. And I saw you, struggling among the waves, and I surfaced to save a soul in distress." Marinus turned to Doria and said, "Perhaps, that's enough. I've brought you to a safe place, but now I need to return. My world under the water is waiting for me."

Hearing Marinus's words, Doria felt a pang in her heart. She wanted to spend more time with him, but she understood that Marinus belonged to his own world. "I...