"I've done something unforgivable," I mumbled to the small creature. It merely mewed softly at the sound of my voice and cuddled into my arms, stealing my warmth in the darkening evening. Its scales were cold against my chest. "I hurt him…I promised myself I would never hurt them with this freakish body…" Red eyes flashed in my mind and I flinched from the memory of my monstrous reflection. "But…" I leaned my head forward, pressing my face into the little chimera's smooth scales, "He promised, too. He promised me that I would never have to come in contact with the red stone again. He lied…" Cold wind blew through the rail yard where I sat and I shivered violently. I abruptly remembered my state of undress and finally realized the temperature was dropping swiftly. But I couldn't bring mysel
