Nova can see the way she appraises him, knows the feel very well. Even with the best of intentions, people always see his height, his build, his tattoos and black marks. Part of him wants to like her, if only because he gets a feeling they're reaped from the same fields.

"It's not how anything in anyone's world works," he replies. "But it brings people here all the same. They don't usually come in a bowl looking all Baba Yaga though."