[King lets the conversation drop for the moment, not wanting to say that trusting a little girl to take care of a lion cub probably makes Gilsan an idiot. Very little that he's seen since waking in Oska has been as it seems, so he tries not to put anything down too quickly.]

Once we get on the beach, you'll probably be able to let him out in the open. [He nods to the cub.] The Nalawi still operating any ferries most likely won't care, like the others from Komo.