Chapter 54

“He goes all day without eating?” Artemis inquired sleepily. “As an engineer, that must be difficult.”

“I think he’s used to it. He never complains, though sometimes his stomach does!”

That garnered a chuckle from both Monks. After some pleasant silence, “You don’t fast, though?” came from Artemis.

“No, I actually practice a different religion.”

“Is that typical amongst humans? I thought you tended to group together by religion and ethnicity.”

He smoothed back his hair. “That happens, somewhat. Jack, Henri, and I are a little different. We make it work.”

Rapunzel flattened out its tentacles so that they were mostly submerged. “I hope to have a child when we return to Earth. I think it’s time.”

Artemis said something in the Monk language, to which Rapunzel laughed. “I think I would be a great parent!”

Without skipping a beat, “I think so, too,” Cillian said.