"He wouldn't, I can't imagine a world in which he would. That means there is something strange going on and we are the people of Siren Cove, we live and breath the strange."

She pours Lily a glass of water, one of juice and a cup of her coffee. "Drink something, and not just because I know you will talk your throat dry, but because we will be further away from home if you'd fall ill. Please, Lily."