Given how often she's had to supplement ship rations with hutia or monkey, Anne's rather more cheerful about their luck with the creatures. She's less cheerful about the ragtag team they've assembled, given certain members... so when she finishes her circuit of the site and returns to the fire, she singles out the boy for a talk. Get to know them, or be prepared. Either way.

Protip, Gene. If you want to direct attention away from something, don't keep looking at it.

"That's an odd piece of jewellery."