"Tons of things," Tanek said, looking up at Sorin. "The elf twins threw a party, but - well, I think that's around when you changed. You were there, but..." But Tanek had been high as a kite and Neculai had kept his hands off of the boy. "Anyway. Um, I hung out with Van and with some of the other Kitsune, and I got into a fight with Galadari. Like, a formal one. That's when I first started thinking about self-defense."
Tanek leaned in to Sorin's touch, always pleased with affection, especially if it came from one of the people he held closest to his heart. While Tanek was easy to fall in like with people, Sorin was a cut above all of them.
"I helped Mr. Kaden design a present for Mr. Hallowfen. And I got a job! At one of the stores downtown. At first, it was just community service, because I had to pay back the jacket I had stolen, but afterwards, I guess I was doing a good job because he wanted me to stick around."