"Mm," Meja says, nodding, "someone told me about the Kraken, yes. If it is a Kraken. Then again... a squid large to grab people, Kraken, what's the difference, really."

It's a joke, mostly, and she smiles. She's tangled with them twice before. Three times is three times too many, if she has any say in the matter.

Usually she doesn't.