Desdemona would have been sacrificed to the sea god if a long-awaited heir had not appeared to the kingdom from the water. He is half prince charming, half sea monster. He is the seventh son of the earthly princess Lilophea and the sea king. All the ladies of the country are enchanted by him, though he is dangerous, but he chooses Desdemona as his bride, who immediately begins to be pursued by strange priests in scarlet and tormented by dreams of her turning into a mermaid.
