Northstar Vale and all the pieces matter

Alek didn't seem to bat an eye at either the lie or the curse word said aloud, which earned him a few extra points in Saleem's book. Not only was he gullible, but he also didn't seem the type to tattle on him for saying a bad word. Not that Saleem thought anybody would believe Alek if he had said anything. Guy didn't seem that important like Arsenio and Tamar or even Reyson and Meadow.

Saleem hadn't really even considered that deer could use their antlers as weapons, though it made sense. He had only watched big game hunts from afar, not quite ready to join in on that action just yet. A bobcat wasn't something he'd ever seen before either, though he knew they had teeth and claws. He didn't really know what had done this to him. I don't know, he said. It was already hurt when I found it, covered in blood. I was hungry, so I went to go eat it, and that's when it started fighting back.