Following the death of her mother, Ursula is commanded by her father, King Poseidon of the Sea, to use her singing voice to lure sailors to their doom. One day, Ursula nearly leads Captain Hook and the crew of the Jolly Roger to their demise, but stops before they hit a group of sharp rocks. Ursula later leaves the sea, not wishing to abide by her father's rules. She starts working at a tavern as a singer in hopes of earning enough money to travel to Glowerhaven, a place her mother always enjoyed singing. She runs into Hook, who realizes she's the mermaid who almost got him killed, but since she didn't, he feels the need to buy her a drink. Hook agrees to take Ursula to Glowerhaven for free, but when King Poseidon tries to buy him off with squid ink in exchange for detaining his daughter's