The Sentinels And if the house just keeps on winning

fun fact: arcturus did not know how to swim. he was mortally aware of this as maia continued, though the warmth of her smile kept his hidden fears at bay for a moment longer.

strangers who came to the surface to sun themselves - strangers who missed the sight of the sky, being in the murky and pelagic deep. in truth arcturus had no concept of what it was like underwater -- he had never needed to swim.

it ws funny to arcturus that maia, much like wraen, gave him his chance to decide where the story went. under fire he was never a sure shooter, but he tried his best: "maybe they worship the sun or the sky, like you mentioned -- because it is unobtainable to them." however, he wouldn't have been offended in the slightest if this wasn't the right answer. after all, he'd survived the gauntlet that was wraens' Q&A about story time -- and had blundered through it with all the grace of a rock crashing through a thin layer of ice.