Monster Belt - Chapter 15 ........'What's a Kraken?' jess controlled her voice from shooting off the Richter scale. 'I wasn't positive they existed. As I told you, you've got to see for yourself, but...' 'I thought it was a giant octopus,' she interrupted. 'No...' 'It had tentacles and looked...' 'Definitely a Kraken,' he stressed, 'Krakens usually live at the bottom of the sea, so when you're out in your boat, all you might think is that you're passing through shallower waters. They very rarely come to the surface but if they do, they can stay there for months, maybe years. That's why moss and lichen grows over them, sometimes small bushes.' 'Harris, that was so dangerous. We could have drowned.' She didn't need a crypto zoologist lesson when he needed a crack over the head. He turned the wheel. 'It was irresponsible,' she muttered. 'Shut the door, would you?' She yanked it closed. 'I'm sorry,' he didn't look in her direction, 'but you know when you start to lose faith?' She grabbed hold of the counter. She wanted much more than a flippant apology without even the courtesy of his attention. And he wasn't supposed to have faith never mind lost it, he was a scientist. She was the one who had faith, putting her faith in this crazy trip.