The boat rocked him like a child in a cradle. Or so he imagined, because he had never been a child. Just like a child in a cradle, riding the whale path! Derek drifted. Was Kapetria on her way this very minute to meet them in Derry?
I feel so bad for Derek. He is free, but he doesn’t feel it, like he said earlier in this chapter. Also, Derek kind of reminds me of Five from The Umbrella Academy.
