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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 1794478" data-attributes="member: 1328">Not very japanese, but that's about the tale of Melusine, (sometimes said to be the daughter of Merlin and Viviane, or of the less known Elenas and Pressine), was met in the woods by the Raymondin de Forez, younger son of the Count of Forez, who wooed her and married her.Mel told Ray she would, once a month, need to be left alone, and made Ray promise he would never spy on her during these times. (Other versions of the tale says once per week, and the tales disagree on whether she needs to be left alone in a lake, a river, or merely her bedroom.)Time passed, and Melusine's magic helped Raymondin build strong castles and increase his wealth. His elder brother, who was now the Count, grew jealous and convinced Ray that if Mel wanted to be left alone, it was because she was cheating on him.So, Raymondin spied on his wife, discovered she was a serpentine sirine, and because he knew her secret, Melusine fled weeping and was never seen again.Anyway, she got birth to children before this even arrived, so the bloodline of Melusine lived since in the Lusignans.The theme is the tale is a classic: the one who do not trust his love will lose it.</blockquote>