Mathias wants to say no -- he's convinced, even, that he is saying it -- but then Danny is saying yes and he finds himself nodding along. It's what he's come here for. An adventure, a time to deal quietly with the loss of Veronica in the way he deals with all loss. It's best to keep distracted.

"Alright," he agrees, although a part of him is still saying no, and he starts around the lagoon. Now that they've decided, he's fairly single minded about it, moving easily through the sand. "What do you thin it is?" he asks. "It doesn't look natural."