Daemon spoke in his language. The lyrical quality of his words made no sense to me.What did you say? I asked.There's really no translation for it, he said, but the closest human words would be, you are beautiful to me.
In the book "Opal" by Jennifer L. Armentrout, a character named Daemon communicates in his own alien language, which has a poetic and melodic quality. The protagonist struggles to understand him, prompting her to ask for clarification on what he just said. Daemon explains that his expression doesn't have a direct translation to human language.
He shares that the closest meaning of his words is a heartfelt compliment, indicating that she...