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“That thief? Always said no daood would come of the boy,” Tom said with a cackle “What can I do for you? Skink?” He held up a green lizard that had been slue to recoil It was over two feet long, with a triangular head and beady black eyes

“Um, no We’re here to ask about soht be able to help,” Re his smile

“Well, I don’t know about that, but no har? Water? Maybe soda? I’”

Saood”

“Well, come on and have a seat, then What stories you want to know about?”

They sat on a makeshift wooden bench, their backs to the front of the house, and Saht have to do with a cursed bay on the other side of the island”

Tom’s eyes narrowed “‘Cursed bay,’ you say?”

“That’s what the captain of the boat ere on said”

“Why you care about some old nonsense like that?”

“We’re just interested in why such a pretty area would be considered taboo by islanders”

Torunted “Sorry Can’t help you”

Remi’s face fell “You don’t know any stories connected to the bay?”

Tom shook his head “Afraid you wasted your time, folks”

“That’s a shame We saved a man’s life as attacked by a crocodile there,” Sa to score some points

Tom showed no interest in the story “Yeah, that happens People gosoerous around here” He spat to the side “’Course lots of danger around this place if you aren’t careful”