The nekomancer tells Kenzi that he has found a new way to keep the ship's crew alive until it reaches the lost continent. He also tells him that another body has been found on the quay, and that a girl has been caught feeding on sheep. Kenzi asks if anyone else has come with him to help him, and he says that they have found a way of keeping the ships' crew alive. He tells him to save the tails for later, because his mother went to the dawn court, and if something happens to her, he will die, but for that, he needs to know. He asks if he can find catriona, his old nursemaid, and the other child, and asks if they have any other names on him. He says that he is not the same, since he has come from a life of ruthless murder