Rosewater Oasis fight, little wolf, fight

Instead of attacking, the other dude disappeared. Saleem was still buzzing with adrenaline when Sylianos mentioned mom. If his brother mentioned that, Saleem knew it was really serious. They really were going to have to find somebody to mend the sickly wound, or they were going to be in some seriously deep shit.

To Saleem's surprise, the stranger reappeared with a bundle of plants. Now he really wished he had paid attention to anything his mother had said about medicine. He said something incomprehensible, then pushed the bundle toward Saleem. The blue-eyed twin sniffed at it, looked at Sylianos, who was looking at him for guidance. They really were in way, way over their heads, and it was more apparent now than ever.

What is this shit? Saleem asked the other guy. Was he trying to put Sylianos out of his misery? Because that was not gonna fly. Why would he come up here and randomly help them? If there was one truth of life Saleem had learned in his nearly two years on this planet, it was that you did not receive things for free. There was always, always a price to be paid. Why would you help us, anyway?