Chapter 6
Tebanis stirred. His ears perked and swiveled as he caught the soft sound of the girl’s breathing. His snout nestled in her silken hair. The smell of the soap she had discovered the night before filled his nostrils. Her arms rested around his canine form, holding him close for warmth and comfort. Unwilling to wake her, he did not move, and just breathed in her familiar scent. She smelled unlike anything of this world, indescribable in any tongue he knew, and as he waited for her to return to consciousness, he allowed his nose to rest against her throat. Her fingers clutched gently at his fur and she nuzzled into his neck.
His mind drifted to the night before, to the description of events as Koragi had relayed them. She had claimed that the agents from Coil had questioned her ab
