Rufi looked up at me pitifully. I looked at her with a wicked smile. "Come on, don't you think it's time we had a little chat?"
Rufi looked down, thoughts racing through her head. A little chat? She wants me to...? But I've been...? A torn expression crossed Rufi's small lion-like face. For years now in Noe's service she had only communicated in Beast's tongue. Ever since I had become her master, she still hadn't given that up. Setting aside her dignity as one of the foremost warriors of the Shadow Chimera clan, she had behaved far more like a pet than a competent compatriot, if she gave that up now, wouldn't that just be too embarrassing?
In Rufi's head her pet side, and her warrior side were mutually incompatible with eachother, for them to coexist barriers had to be maintained.
"Aroo, aroo." Rufi whined, looking up at me with a pitiful expression. She's bluffing about getting me to chat, if I just stay strong, she'll cave!
