He looks surprised by the question. Maybe he wouldn't have been when he first transformed, but living like this has come more naturally than Min had ever expected.

"Of course." She had frightened him, sure, but most of the time he's been doing okay. "Sinann's helped keep away Callan, but otherwise the river feels pretty safe."

Or at least it has to him. He looks at her carefully, trying unsuccessfully to read her inhuman features.

"I can help you. If you've been finding it tough out here," he ventures, uncertain if the offer will be welcome or not. "I'm Min-Gi."