Blackwater Islands Stabbed to death outside of San Juan

She gave an answer, or rather, she tried to. Whip, however, got the idea that Salish didn't exactly know the true nature of the ocean either. Perhaps it was impossible to know. There was something unsatisfying in that -- that there was no easily obtainable absolute truth. It both dissapointed and scared Whip. Salish did, however, agree to Whip's sentiment that it was a living creature. Whether it was sentient or not, that wasn't up for debate, nor was it possible to ever learn.

"Sometimes," Whip answered. He shrugged. "The world's a big place... and I thought, maybe if I understood it, it wouldn't be so bad." The boy sighed. Of course, there was much more nuance to it. More than Whip believed himself capable of understanding.