“Don't be sorry,” he said with a smile. “Not your fault and I survived without being abducted for someone's science experiment.” That was a plus.
Kai finished his sandwich and wiped his mouth with his napkin before he answered the other questions. He wasn't quite sure how to begin, bit decided to deal with the second one first.
“I don't know if there are others like me here.” He thought of Lin, but other than not knowing much about her connection to the ocean - and her ability to create a gorgeous pearl in her throat - it wasn't his place to even mention her in this context. He smiled at the memory of their last encounter. “I have heard there are sirens in the harbour, though they haven't introduced themselves to me yet.”
Now came the difficult part: how he had reached Easthaven?
“A boat,” he said quietly, his smile faltering a little. “Brought me to Easthaven, that is, or close enough to the coast.”
Kai finished his sandwich and wiped his mouth with his napkin before he answered the other questions. He wasn't quite sure how to begin, bit decided to deal with the second one first.
“I don't know if there are others like me here.” He thought of Lin, but other than not knowing much about her connection to the ocean - and her ability to create a gorgeous pearl in her throat - it wasn't his place to even mention her in this context. He smiled at the memory of their last encounter. “I have heard there are sirens in the harbour, though they haven't introduced themselves to me yet.”
Now came the difficult part: how he had reached Easthaven?
“A boat,” he said quietly, his smile faltering a little. “Brought me to Easthaven, that is, or close enough to the coast.”