“But what about boats coming by?” Sundancer asked.
“Almost no boats on the water,” I replied. “Coastline is a mess, thanks to Leviathan. Ships can’t dock here.”
As if the Docks area wasn’t already an economic disaster zone.
And hey, Danny, how’s the ferry project coming along?
“Good,” Coil said. “Then as soon as she is given some basic medical care, I’ll have my men take her out there. I’ll need to work out measures to ensure she doesn’t escape.”
Sounds good.
I suppose it might also be worth leaving her some food and potable water if you want her to stay alive.
“So the little girl who wanted for nothing still found a reason to run away from home. Spent life homeless on the streets.
Wait, no, this isn’t Shatterbird’s backstory. It’s Lisa’s!
Stealing and dealing for petty cash so she could eat. What would make someone leave home like that, Tattletale?”
Good question. Perhaps (largely verbal) abuse? I’ve long suspected that Lisa was being demeaned in her youth, especially her intelligence. She was probably called “stupid” a lot.
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