"Oh she was never forced to stay in her lamp, and she hasn't been bound to it since before I was born." Juliet felt compelled to...not defend Isabel, because she didn't need defending, but to explain how she wasn't the stereotypical Genie."But yeah, magic always has some kind of price. It just depends on what kind of magic you use, and wishes are unpredictable."
She mulled over Cora's words and sighed. "I guess I could always try, if you'd be willing to let me. There's a sandbar about a mile that way." She pointed off to the left. "It's far enough out that I wouldn't want to swim to shore with legs if I didn't have to, and big enough to let me get up and walk if I can." That ought to assuage any concerns the other mermaid might have about letting her try it out.