It was easier not to say anything. For even when she'd said anything to Gordon, it was succinct and she never let him ask anything further. Or less that she didn't let him, but that he found it wiser not to. If he had, it was unlikely that she would have answered, anyway.

And Jon didn't even pry. She had to appreciate that about him. She caught his eye briefly and after a moment, nodded.

"We are birds. We are wolves. We are animals." Ziio shook her head slowly. "I never expected to meet someone like here." Or someone so like me in some ways, without the relation.