Yes, well, almost

The prince opened his eyes a few hours later. At first, he did not recognize where he was. He was in a bed in a small room, it looked like a cabin in a ship.

A few minutes later an old man entered the room.

“Hi, my prince” – the old man said – “I am Doctor Smith. How are you feeling?”

The prince felt confused. Did they find him in the rock? – “I am ok” – said the prince, then he noticed an acute dolor in his genitals – “well, my testicles hurt a lot”.

The doctor sighted – “When we found you your scrotum was swelling so we examined your testicles and found that they were ruptured. Therefore, for your safety, we had to remove them” – Explained the doctor.

The prince was shocked. The merman had unmanned him. He would not be able to have sons, he would not be able to marry. He would have a sexless life. Well, he still could do some service for his men but his sexual life was basically over.

“Where did you find me?” – Asked the prince, trying to remain calm.

“it was the strangest thing” – Answered the doctor – “It looked like if somebody was carrying you. One of the men said he saw a handsome man in the sea”.

The prince stopped listening. The merman had saved him. The same merman that had unmanned him. The same handsome merman that he would never forget.