(sure)

her eyes went to slits and she started thrashing, hissing and spitting.

Darius
Darius curled her into a ball, then held her tightly in his left arm, leaving her no leverage.

after a minute, she stopped, gasping, and glaring at Darius.

Darius
Darius set her down, but kept hold of her upper arm. "What's your name?" he asked her.

the girl frowned, but said softly, *Myra.*

Ash froze in shock, dropping his meat. (thankfully, not the plate.)

Darius
Darius noted Ash's reaction, and said, "Do you know her?"

Ash nodded. *shes one of the orphans i grew up with.*

Myra frowned. *who are you?*

Ash smiled. *its me, Asher.*

Myra froze in shock.

Darius
Darius noticed how Myra stiffened, and said, "I bet she was also the only survivor."

Myra asked, *Ash, how did you get... here?*

Ash replied, *i snuck on a cruise ship. it crashed.*

*same! i must have floated away from where you were.*

Darius
"So, now we have three former humans that can never return home," Darius said, "Unless we want to be shunned for the rest of our lives."