Getting to Know Each Other

For two days, Ariel and the prince explored the kingdom together.

They walked through gardens bursting with flowers she had never seen up close, danced clumsily across the palace floor, and rode along the shore as the sun set behind them.

Ariel couldn't speak, but she found other ways to share her joy — a smile, a laugh, a hand reaching for his.

The prince found himself smiling more than he had in a long time.