It was Ruth's suggestion that led Adam to talk with his first mate, Chatta.
Ruth and Chatta may not get along well, but Chatta found a friend in Ruth's older sister, Lucea, much to Ruth's dislike.
Which means that whenever Lucea visits Ruth, her presence always attracts Chatta, the lonely dragon shifter who is trying a bit too hard to blend in with other supernatural creatures.
Everyone knows that but they are too polite to voice it out to Chatta.
At dinner one night, Ruth deliberately sat next to Adam and watched him throw wary looks in Chatta's way.
Until he heard a whisper coming from Ruth, asking him why he doesn't talk to his former mate because it appeared the two of them had unresolved issues.
Adam denied wanting anything to do with Chatta, but he thought about it later on an
