By the time the sun made its appearance in the sky, Erik and I had already begun our journey to the office. The streets were still empty as the city arose from its slumber, the fresh morning dew still littering the roads while the shops flipped their opening signs.
“Everywhere is so quiet.” Erik mused beside me, his hands buried in the pockets of his coat. “That's one thing I miss about human towns—how peaceful the mornings are.”
I glanced at him, noting the wistful look on his face. “That’s what we are fighting for. You should get to live where the mornings are peaceful. Even if it isn’t necessarily with your kind.”
He chuckled. “You’re going to have to be a lot more convincing to persuade humans to let so-called animals live amongst them.”
“That’s what I have you for.” I wrapped
