Chapter 35
Clay walked into the galley and glanced around. He spotted Zeek sitting alone with a tray of food, headed straight for him then dropped into the opposite chair.
“Not hungry?” asked Zeek.
“I ate an hour ago,” Clay replied.
“Hmm. Then you’re here to talk to me about something. Something serious, judging by your expression.”
Zeek leant back, pushing his food to the side.
“Sorry,” Clay said. “I don’t want to interrupt your meal.”
“It’s fine, my eyes were bigger than my belly,” Zeek replied, a twinkle in his eyes. “I do love that saying. It’s so expressive. I still remember the first time I heard it, just a few months after we’d changed ourselves to look human. I think that was the first time I really understood you weren’t so different to us. It was a saying which pe
