"Oh, someone's been there," Sidon informed her, "but I suspect it's been a very, very long time. There are some ruins further east along the coast, very old ruins, quite possibly from even long before the Calamity."

And here, of course, he flashed a grin, one that seemed to contend with the nonchalance of the shrug he'd offered. "I figured it couldn't possibly hurt to give it a look."