" coming?” “Kraken,” Sin Fen said. “They live near gates, usually staying deep, only rising when a gate opens. Which is why they’ve so rarely been recorded in history. Ships that encounter them either are destroyed by the kraken or sucked through the gate.” “Kraken,” Neeley said. “All right.” “You wanted to do this,” Sin Fen reminded her. “I’m always open to a new adventure,” Neeley said. Sin Fen gave her a hard stare. “There is darkness in you. A certain fatalism.” “Perhaps,” Neeley acknowledged. "

― Bob Mayer , Time Patrol (Area 51: The Nightstalkers, #4)