"What's wrong?" Ollie asked in confusion.
"Nothing. I just suddenly thought of something," Alesha said.
"What?"
"Forget it. It's not important anymore." Alesha shook her head, then turned to Zhang Heng. She suddenly pulled the fishbone necklace from her wrist and walked over to him with it.
"She says she's grateful that you saved her and her companions, and she wants to give you this bracelet." Song Jia translated Alesha's words for Zhang Heng. "If you take this bracelet to her tribe, you'll be their most honored guest. One day, when she becomes a shaman, all Inuit will be your friends. Also, from now on, you'll be protected by Hamken whenever you sail the sea—provided he's nearby, of course."
"Who is Hamken?"
"Uh, the deep-sea beast carved on your bracelet. He's a blue whale over a hundred years old and incredibly huge. Most blue whales prefer to stay near Antarctica. I don't know why he came to the Arctic alone. He's also Alesha's Guardian Spirit."
Zhang Heng did not refuse and accepted the bracelet.
After hesitating for a moment, Alesha pointed at Sachus, who sat on the sofa looking utterly terrified. "What are you planning to do with him? If possible, could you hand him over to me?"
"You want to take him away?" Song Jia looked surprised. "He really seems to have developed some mental problems. We can't get anything else out of him, and he killed Doctor Beck. Maybe we should hand him over to the police."
However, when she relayed the suggestion to Zhang Heng, he shook his head. "We can't give him to the police, at least not yet. We have no way to explain what happened tonight, especially with so many bodies downstairs."
Alesha spoke again. "My teacher, Kuna, is the current shaman of our