afterwards he would immediately go back to the palace and be with the king all evening. Raphael would tell him everything that he had done the whole day and in return the king would also tell him stories. The king also took Raphael on his hunting under the sea. He taught Raphael how to hunt big fishes. And on these trips King Leonardo realized that young Raphael wasn't an ordinary merman. Raphael was so strong. A giant octopus attacked them on one of their hunting trips but Raphael simply swam fast and faced the giant octopus, held his tentacles tightly and easily swirl him around and away from them. And when they were stranded during a typhoon, a gigantic rock almost fell towards them but with his great speed, Raphael swam upwards, caught it with his two little hands and threw it away from the king and their companions. He became dearer and dearer to the king