"I have a place to be," she said as if this was obvious. "The island. I am here. It is where I was invited to be." How was this not understood? She was standing right here. Eddie was touching her vessel. Lailah looked at him wondering if he suffered a head injury recently.
She paid rapt attention to the instructions, more listening to what he said than watching what he was doing. She would only need to hear the explanation once. Her vessel had memories that seemed to match what Eddie was telling her so she now understood.
This pleased her. Another bright, excited smile came to her face. "Thank you!" she said just before practically leaping on Eddie with a hug.