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Suddenly, my eyes widen “Oh, my stars, Khrys—is it…”

I don’t even want to hope, but it sure sounds a lot like my Whimmie

He clears his throat andto wait until we’d relaxed a little bit, but I did so For you”

He pulls on his breeches and fetches a sot per director to keep her for you They checked her for disease, and she doesn’t have any, and she can’t reproduce so…”

He opens the crate, and there’s a blur of purple and blue

Squeeeek! The creature races across the room and leaps onto the bed In a second, it’s in ue Itsound from deep within its body

“My Whi her close “Oh, Khrys You got her forher and kiss the top of her head “And she’s all clean, too Look how pretty she is!”

Khrys rolls his eyes “She’s tolerable” He crosses his arms “For the record, I still consider them vermin But this one can livehere” He wrinkles his nose “With us For as longas you want it”

He’s clearly not thrilled Whirowls Then she jues herself into a little bundle to watch the activities

Khrys crosses the room and sits besidecenter,” he says, holding up his hand “I bet she’ll start to like me eventually”

“Oh, I’m sure” I take his hand “Where did she bite you? Want me to kiss it?”

“Never estures to his breeches “On a very certain area I know that will make me feel better”

“One way to find out” I wink at him

And the rest of the planet rotation goes very, very well