"It certainly seems to be doing that," Dylan agrees. He's been told that it's some sort of joke on the part of the creature doing it, but he's less than inclined to believe that easily.

He'd have been made a meal of in the world of the Long Night if he let himself accept things that easily. Not that he knows what ada means, but he understands the sentiment well enough, anyway.

"I was. One moment, I was on my way to the bridge. The next, here."