He knew enough about whales to understand something important: the animal could take huge amounts of water and fish into its mouth, but swallowing a grown man was another matter. A whale’s throat was not large enough for it. Nathaniel was trapped near the front. “So what are you doing with me?” he whispered.
Above, the pod began moving away from the reef. “They’re heading east,” a crewman called. “Stay with them,” Elena told the captain. He nodded. “But no sudden moves. If Nathan is alive, we don’t want to scare the animal holding him.”