Chapter 40: Coincidence
Nick just shook his head. He did not understand how a lot of things worked in this fantasy world he had somehow ended up in. How could half of everyone he met just disappear as soon as they entered favorable conditions?
How had she even moved from the ground to the branch that quickly without making a sound?
Nick sighed and gave up thinking about it. It could be an innate trait of their tribe, just like Sosora's wings was an innate trait of her Aer tribe.
He was curious about what tribe Mijko and Tilo came from. It seemed like they at least weren't hostile.
He had agreed to keep their conversation a secret, but he was tempted to ask Sosora about it anyway. She seemed trustworthy enough to keep it a secret that he had met the two siblings. But he knew that was how secrets spread.
He told someone he found trustworthy. She did the same to someone who, in turn, did the same. It continued like a chain until a link finally snapped and spilled the secret.
Nick figured it would be best to just stay silent and wait for the results of Sosora's social mission. Maybe the two siblings' tribe would accept sharing some of their information with him.
If that didn't work, the charm of food always existed. He didn't know how long the two siblings or their fellow tribe members had watched him, but they could have missed the sausage parties, or they could have restrained themselves during those.
He needed to hold another one or make something else that could lure them out.