Qeya River kuugaamiut

She ate something unpalatable. Anselm remembered his days as a boy, the world being his cuisinal oyster. He learned not many things from the ground tasted good.

As the woman bent to drink, she became aware of him. Something flickered in her gaze, but Anselm looked back to Gideon in silence. When he turned back to her, her chin dripped with water.

Vhat is your name? He knew she had some affiliation to Sun Eater - he wondered, was she just as uniquely pragmatic?