Lullaby's eyes flickered - literally flicked like a candle or a shoddy lightbulb - as they listened to Sam. He only protected himself and other humans from creatures that hurt humans? That meant that Sam wasn't afraid of them and wasn't going to hurt them! And Lullaby wanted to have a friend in this strange place. Eyes glancing side to side very quickly, they leaned forward and whispered in Sam's ear.

"My mother is the Queen of Darkness. People used to call her Nyx, or Kauket, or Breksta, or lots of other names in different places around the world." Would Sam recognise any of those names? Hypna had taught Lullaby that worship of the Old Gods had all but died out in these times, but it was worth a shot. They leaned back shyly.

Hypna had also told Lullaby not to tell anyone that they were a fledging demi-god, but Lullaby hadn't outright told Sam. So they were being very clever right now.