Ravensblood Forest walking with giants

As if she had read his mind, Mictec began to expand on the culture she hailed from. It was fascinating, if not a little ridiculous, to expect a kid to live up to their godly namesake.

Despite her subtlety, her eye roll did not go unnoticed, and Murk flashed her a wry smile. "Wish I were born in a place like yers. I swear, when me ma named me, she plucked a name straight outta her imagination. No thought to it." Whether that were true or not, he had never cared to ask.

"But this thing about visions... I'd have to agree with ye there. Never believed the crooks that claimed they saw things - especially if they were fresh off the sea." Saltwater had a tendency to alter the mind. "Nor anyone for that matter. Always seemed too good to be true."

As she talked, his tongue flashed pink as he rid the last specks of sap from his teeth. "Gruesome? Colour me intrigued," he welcomed her to elaborated if she wished.