Relic merely stared because Savvy exposing his inner thoughts didn’t surprise him. She’d dealt with his little brother for years, who was nothing more than a calmer version of himself, so she’d seen the worst of Shabu but learned to catch the signs before he dipped into those dark spaces. Her baby sister did the same for Pierre. Relic pitied his folks because he’d learned to rescue himself—he’d learned to swim in raging waters and when that had failed, he adapted to his environment and sprouted gills. He’d been breathing with his head underwater for years.
