Ursula may be a villain, but not the one her brother Triton claims. Ariel is also not who Triton says, but she cannot tell her own story. Ursula was to be queen, but circumstances changed and she learned to live with her new reality. This book is an overview of most of her life. She had and will have many adventures over the years. Ariel's story is part of Ursula's and Ursula tells how Ariel became a daughter of the Air.