Jonathan lowered his claws for now, since the merman wasn't making any moves to attack him. Not right now, anyway.

"My kind prefer to keep to themselves," Most of his kind lived in the deep waters, in the vast trenches where nobody dared swim, and the few that lived in the lighter parts of the sea mostly made their homes in sunken ships or caves. "As for Innsmouth, the townsfolk are a foolish, superstitious sort. I would not worry too much about it."