“If I’d been better at keeping up with the traps, they wouldn’t have gotten so bold, or I would have had some earlier sign and—” “The problem,” Pel declared, “is that you spend so much time trying to disappear that you don’t see anything else happening around you.” Neer didn’t get it, and Pel gently turned Neer’s head so that she could look in their eyes. “Pynk’s a community, Neer. A strong one. We’re all interconnected—no way you’re solely responsible for bringing New Dawn to our door.