Even expecting the answer was to do with magic or fairy stories, Anne's still a little surprised by the idea. With Sweeney it was something she felt, that he seemed old to her, familiar in a way that was somehow recognizable and different. Though she supposes that's more to do with his being a god than a leprechaun. And she does remember her first meeting with Saoirse, where she'd talked of loving the sea, wanting to be near it.

"She can turn into a seal?" she asks, genuinely asking. Given how far Sweeney differed from her expectations, she isn't sure what assumptions she can make. The idea ought to be stranger to her, but Greta always has a way of introducing these notions so simply, like there's no argument to be made. That, and there's no reason not to trust her.