To be honest, he hadn't really given the water serpent much thought since it had disappeared. Granted, he hadn't thought that they'd have gotten off so easy, but he had been more worried about Aspel and getting her to the clinic and then home to be give it any more attention than he had. But Ari's mention of it - and how it was likely they would see it again - caused him to sigh.
"So," he started, trying to gather his thoughts. He hadn't forgotten about Ari's monster, and if Ari was willing to talk about it, he wasn't going to stop her. "What was that thing?"