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Kuma tore into the bowl of rice with the alacrity of a starving man. The meal was soon finished and at the last drop of the spoon Kuma leapt to his feet.
“Now I can see the dragon?”
“All right,” Caius agreed as he rubbed the young man’s hair. I couldn’t help but smile at remembering Caius doing the same to his younger brother. “Let’s go see the dragon.” He looked to Sakura. “Is there an open spot near the house?”
“There is a small meadow behind the rear wall of the village,” she suggested.
Kuma grabbed Caius’ hand and tugged him out of the room. “I’ll lead the way!”
Our short guide hurried us down the halls to the back of the great house. We passed by the room occupied by the austere adviser, and the fox man himself opened one of the doors and watched us walk past.
“Have yo
