Vee inclined her head in thanks. It is an unexpected pleasure to meet you as well, Master Jack.

"She doesn't really do names without some kind of title," Pepper elaborated with amusement. "'Master' and 'lady' get used a lot. And most of the time she shows up a couple times bigger than this, but we've been working on shrinking her down to a more normal size. Less imposing. The height's useful for some things still, though, like when we were helping with greenhouse construction. What brings you out to the turtle's head?"