"It's the first I've heard of anyone visiting an island that I haven't seen myself." Not that he assumed there weren't any, or that other Travellers weren't visiting them, but until this moment, he thought that everyone in their cohort had, thus far, travelled consistently to the same islands. This is new information.

"We cannot choose not to get in the boat. I've tried it. I don't recommend it." Especially not if she wants to keep all of those new possessions of hers.