Coconut Grove Midnight driving til my eyes give up

Usually Lucas was at least a little perceptive when it came to the emotions of others, but this time he was too transfixed on the ribcage to notice the pain that sparked across Govinda's face. He was certain of his answer right up until the leader of the grove offered another possibility, one that made his waving tail falter just for a second.

"Oh!" he exclaimed, his voice cracking at the end and causing him to duck his head down sheepishly. "Yeah maybe that could be it! But how'd they get all buried like that if they didn't fall from space and get stuck?" Land didn't move by itself, it took a good amount of force to shove something into it without digging a hole, so how could it be from a whale?

But they were about the right size, and Govinda surely knew much more than he did.