Merfolk's Lullaby

A merry chase I've been on! Now, at the end of it, I am sure it was hopeless from the start. I went to the seeress to ask a boon, which she agreed to grand if I could retrieve a lost monkey. Simple enough! For days I tracked it, the damned thing mocking me at every turn. I'd get close, only for it to chitter with glee and disappear into the mist. Eventually I managed to corner it. Suddenly there was a strange noise from the direction of the seeress' shack. The little beast cocked its head on one side and bolted in that direction. I am afeared to return to her. I have heard tales of what happens to those who fail Tia Dalma...