It's like the last time, after the pit. Do you remember how I told you we washed out to sea?

[And were picked up by a miniature moving platform on the back of a turtle? That had been a real turning point in her time on Abraxas.]

Maybe this thing is some kind of minor god. [The way they used to... would one day... Have been? Whatever.] Or a pet of one. It's definitely intelligent enough to know what to do if we're nearby.