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Atlas rarely listened in to the conversations between the Nereides, as it was not his place. It was a habit he was loathe to break simply because it was a rule, and rules were not meant to be broken; but at the same time, he didn't quite see Junior as a fully fledged Nereides yet. She was so new to the group - and so foreign to their ways - that he found the conversation to be quite interesting. What fleeting pieces he had gathered so far, anyway.

Junior mentioned her father's mate, which was a curious phrase. It sounded as if the dark girl came from a world where women were the property of men, and that was just ridiculous. That this woman, whoever she was, belonged to a mortal man and not the sea. No wonder Aktaie and Psamanthe wanted to settle down here! The teachings of Mother Moon had indeed been lost.

He turned an ear when the stranger mentioned sacrifices, and as he idly slouched in to a laying position nearby, Atlas found himself suppressing the desire to snort obnoxiously. Perhaps he should shepherd Junior away from this heathen simply to avoid the ridiculous questions.