"Ah...ha ha..." Well, she had a point there. "I meant, you can't get off this island. Even if you manage to get past the guards, who would really like you to stay inside the city, there's no way over the ocean. And I suspect the water will just keep going far longer than any of us can swim, human or no."

Urd paused, stroking her chin as she gazed down at Alisa. "You...you're not exactly human yourself, are you?"