"Then if you're so determined to be a guest in other houses, the least you can do is figure out how to be the person who brings food over instead of expecting to be fed. I can teach you plenty of simple recipes that make for good snacks."

Mantis is less inclined to sek out company, but there are times when it's fun. He doesn't have stamina for crowds the way others do.

"He has psychic powers. There's something about his ears, maybe the source of them, that he's desperate to protect. He even has an idea of what his name is, but the intelligence behind it is similar to that of a small child. I found him because we became aware of each other when I was looking out for animals in the Wilds."