Second Nature
soma had an unofficial arrangement with the bolgia about fighters who got hurt there. soma was a snake, with arms, legs, and a few vaguely spidery characteristics.
Fill The Void
Mano had had to take a few wounded to soma over the years, even to stop by his grove a few times herself, whether because she was wounded or for chemistry ingredients. "but there's no bolgia without soma."
The Life and Times of Soma Hikari: Chapter 2
"yes soma?" "um, i was wondering would you, um, like to um, go do something sometime.
Treacherous Shoals Part 3
Understanding of soma's many remarks about flashing her claws came to mind.
Rising Anew -Chapter 13 continued- Learning About Your Enemy
Narcenac, the twins didge and dadge, soma, and menota had left the glade with high spirits.
Saved
So because of the extremity of the situation, ogun asked for soma's permission to try something he had never tried before. soma first refused, but ogun made his case, passionately. soma agreed.
Surface
Mandrake asked soma incredulously.
Spheres of Influence
In fact, its strings looked almost just like the vines that soma's cobwebs were made from, except for the fact that soma's were green, not golden.
Rising Tides Part 1
soma acted the peacemaker with the elders drowsing against her side.
Rising Anew -Chapter 10, Old Enemies cont.-
"soma! you and didge and dadge go back, help carnisian, kill that brute if you get the chance, but get carnisian away from there and yourselves as well!" the slender tiger ordered, her cheerful air gone now. "yes mistress menota!"
Uncarved Block
There was no narrative where soma would ever have to leave his grove to 'get better' from something. it was just part of the way he was. people came to soma, so many that soma complained to mandrake about it sometimes.
The Offering of the Fangs 3, prologue
Or i guess they just group it together with the soma bond.