Tentatively the little girl put out her hand and petted the chimera's tiny head. It let out that strange purring sound again and Nina giggled. With her smile, I finally felt a bit of the burden the Tucker Incident lift off my shoulders. It seemed like a lot of my burdens were being eased today, and I was starting to feel that maybe things were finally looking up.
"Hate to interrupt," Hughes said from his seat on the couch. Gracia had quietly taken Elicia into the kitchen and a lovely smell started to drift in the air as she made dinner. "But what is that thing?"
"Oh, I think it's some kind of chimera," Al answered him, and Hughes looked over to the large suit of armor. "I found him in an alley this morning and he's been clinging to Alex since."
"Aren't chimeras dangerous?" Hughes asked
