She smiled smugly. “We came to an agreement, the duck and I.

“We're meant to protect each other, but not from everything. Not from the truth.…”

“Look, Simon, Luke thinks you should tell your mom. You can't hide it from her f…”

“You hear that, James Carstairs? We are bound, you and I, over the divide of dea…”

“I dislike boats," Ragnor observed, looking around. "I get vilely seasick." The …”