"My name Rain James. This my story...about how i came out of water, how our secrets were discovered, how i fell in love, how i felt pain, & fear. about the tragedies that caused it, & the ones that ensued."
"My family is large, knotted one. But, compared to the other covens, we are small. But not weak. Never weak. There power in numbas. More power in knowledge, in knowing each otha', fightin' each otha', fightin' togetha', mating togetha'. To unda'stand, our story, ther's much to know. I cannot tell. You must learn. You will learn, or not. I won't tell again. Pay atention."
"We know some land speak. We see what be said."
"Sista disapar. Boat. large boat. Noise. Noise blast back. Noise kill. Oil. Fire. Fire on water. Noise. Humans. Dead. Or alive? Sista dead? Body gone."
"Anger. Hate.Fear. Pride. Fights. Tragety. Us hurt."
"Sista daughta' go to top a water. I follow. Ther boat, gone. Diffrent boat. She attack. She on boat. Look like human. Have legs. Stronger. Faster. She hurt humans. Man. gun. Spear, in gun."
"He shoot. Miss. she injured. Leave, jump off. In water, back to normal, but pain. Much pain. I feel it. It hurt. I watch. I go after humans. Follow boat. Land. they go to land. Wood. on top water, goes down in floor. tie boat to. They leave, talking. I wa'ch. I wait. I see."
"Night. I go. Land. Pain. Pain. It hurt. I look...Human. Sort of. No color full items. I see items. On boat. I try take one. It stuck. I leave without. I walking in woods. I find road. I see lights. I run up." Rain said.
"Ok. That's good for now." The lady looked away. "get the Pownel guy in here." She hollered. Without looking back at Rain she said "You can go." When looked back Rain was gone.