It's easy to think "Surely I won't have to confront an unknowable monster again" at first. But just wait, mermaid! These things have a way of repeating themselves.

Anchor laughs "I've gotten the apology. I mean, everyone is back in the water, and the ritual worked. You should celebrate, and not dwell on how you were afraid."
She nods to Zophiel, but she will stay and watch the rest of the ritual performance.
"Huh. I would have expected it to make more sense once it was all done. I mean, has everyone really forgotten how this all started?" Perhaps it will just have to stay a mystery.