Northstar Vale and all the pieces matter

Sylianos, he replied without missing a beat. Have you ever had prey that fought back? he asked. That's the kind I want to find. One of them—Saleem paused, checking around to see if his parents, Reyson, or Meadow were around—fucked up my neck. He had never used a curse word out loud before, at least not with anyone besides his twin, and something told him it wasn't a good thing to do. But this was a stranger, and maybe he could be cool about it. It wasn't like Saleem had any friends outside of his family.