Neverwinter Forest Breathless

No worries. :)

He began with a disclaimer, telling her that his beliefs weren't particularly purist, partially due to his mixed heritage. When he mentioned the Nereides, her ears twitched. She knew of them, of course, just like she knew of Shearwater Bay. She even knew a bit about their strange mating rituals—enough to understand what Kerberos meant when he referred to himself as a spawn. Koontz's curiosity raged, yet she kept the fire carefully hidden, exposing it only through the cold flame burning behind her pale eyes.

He stopped and asked her if there was anything in particular she would like to know. "Well," she said after a moment of thought, "Atka is a white female bear, the 'light' spirit. And Sos is a black male bear, the 'dark' spirit. Am I right so far?" This was how she understood it, though perhaps she was wrong, or perhaps even oversimplifying.