Totoka River water will do when there's no rum

Wednesday looked at him after his first set of words, impassive. I don't know what that means, she responded to him. And she wasn't in the habit of making assumptions. Not when they could cause her number one—herself, of course—harm. As for the first mate? Not a mate, she corrected. Of all the words to select for Gristle, 'mate' would be one she never would have settled upon. As for 'who', well, that could be answered. A male. Strong. What else was there to know? What else was important? And who are you?