Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn Gala

This book continues to deepen the relationship between Ondry and Liam, and a significant part of it is also devoted to the relationship with a new human trader/first contact specialist in the midst of human civil war. I reviewed the first book in this series here. Liam is his family, and Ondry will protect him with his last breath… assuming that he can recognize the dangers in time to do so.

He does know one thing that humans seem to constantly forget–that the peaceful Rownt are predators, and when their families are threatened, Rownt become deadly killers. Unfortunately, new humans bring new conflicts and he is not sure how to protect Liam. Ondry has no hope of understanding human psychology in general he only knows that he will hold onto his palteia with the last breath in his body…and he’d like to keep his status and his wealth too. He also wants to serve Ondry with not only the pleasures of the nest but also by bringing human profits. Liam wants to help the people he left and the worlds being torn apart. When political changes at the human base lead Ondry to attempt a difficult trade, the pair finds themselves entangled in human affairs. assuming that he can recognize the dangers in time to do so.Ondry and Liam have settled into a good life, but their trading is still tied up with humans, and humans are always messy. Liam is his family, and Ondry will protect him with his last breath. He does know one thing that humans seem to constantly forget-that the peaceful Rownt are predators and when their families are threatened, Rownt become deadly killers.

Ondry has no hope of understanding human psychology in general, he only knows that he will hold onto his palteia with the last breath in his body, and he'd like to keep his status and his wealth too. When political changes at the human base lead Ondry to attempt a difficult trade, the pair find themselves entangled in human affairs. Ondry and Liam have settled into a good life, but their trading is still tied up with humans, and humans are always messy.

Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn Gala