As the days passed, Phra Aphai Mani became attracted towards the mermaid. After all, she had saved his life, and he pitied her for the loss of her parents. He therefore asked to become his. The union of Phra Aphai Mani and the mermaid was a happy one. And seven brief months passed. It was precisely at this time that the ship of the kind of a neighboring country arrived at the island. This king had a beautiful daughter called Suvarnamali