"Guess I fit right in then," she teased back. "Heaven knows I'm a bit messed up too."

Nell looked up at the man next to her. She didn't even know how to express her gratitude for Yondu, for a man who wasn't out to get or take anything from her and had only offered her kindness.

"I wish I could show you Soulwood," she said finally. "I think you'un might just be able to hear the land a little bit like I do. And I think it would like you very much."