Father Troubles

Father Trouble is the twenty-third episode overall of Tales of Dawn and the third episode of Season 4. In this episode, Khepu finds his father's hideout and becomes suspicious while Dawn follows him. Seeking answers, he confronts his father.

Characters

 * Savantia
 * Sariel
 * Pyriel
 * Triton
 * Pallas
 * Khepu
 * Dawn
 * Esa

Plot
The royal family were slowly adjusting to Khepu's presence. Despite his cruel nature, Dawn tried her hardest to get used to it (and his nickname for her, 'Red'). However, she was also worried because of Sariel, wondering how Khepu would react if he found out his father was trying to have their mother all to himself. One evening, Khepu discovered the locket that Dawn and her friends used in Two to None to find Sariel's hideout and his blue hair still in it, the locket activating when he placed it on.

As he was being led by the locket, Dawn spotted him. Realizing that the locket was taking him to Sariel, she immediately followed him on her own. Eventually, the locket led him to Sariel and Esa's hideout. When he approached it, he saw Esa and Sariel outside, arguing about Khepu and their intentions. Upon Esa's mention of him being Sariel's son, Khepu's eyes widened while Dawn watched from a fair distance, gulping as she knew this was going to be ugly.

When Sariel finally noticed his son, the younger merman growled, angered by his father wanting to use him against his mother's wishes and having not been there for him when he was born. Dawn finally made herself known, placing herself between the two mermen and begging Khepu not to cause any more trouble than they were already having with his father; this only made the situation worse as Khepu realized Dawn had been keeping his father and his whereabouts unknown from him.

After Sariel threatened to bring pain to them, the two left in tense silence. Khepu turned to Dawn and angrily asked her for why she kept silent about this. Despite being honest with him, Dawn still gained some resentment from him. However, he was glad that she stopped them before he could do something he should not. Reaching the palace, the two wished each other a small goodnight, heading to each other's rooms.