They watched the water with open eyes.
"They say an invasion is coming soon."
"Can we ever be sure?"
"No."
They watched the water, and the eyes of its eyes were sharks.
"I don't even know why they hate us."
"Word has it that their president is a loony."
It was a golden moment to comfor hr.
"Don't cry, Mellisandei"
"How can I not? The world is coming apart all around us!"
"But we turned back armageddon already. We defeated the beast in his pit. We are Cape Breton Island and we can stand apart."
"I don't know."
"Then let us live."
"Yes, let us live."
The water watched them with open eyes.