Lester shook his head, as if he hadn't heard her. "But they didn't find a body," he said, "How'd they even know it was her?" She could have landed on shore, or in the forest, or maybe the giant squid had helped her out. Sloane would be fine, she'd come wandering in in a few days, and everyone was wrong.

It was disappointing that Sisse was wrong too.

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