"Is something amusing, love?" Raiden asked, his ears twitching as he caught the faint, wicked twitch at the corner of her mouth.
He shifted on the floor cushion, nuzzling his cheek against her knee while his thick, fluffy tails gently wrapped around her ankles to keep out the chill. "Here I thought you were planning to skin us alive for getting you into this mess."
"I was," Hana muttered, her dark eyes scanning the four of them as they hovered around her like overprotective gargoyles. "I still might. But right now, I'm just wondering how I manage to end up in these absurd situations every single time I think things are settling down."
It's always the system's doing.
Caspian let out a deep, low rumble, stepping closer until his shadow completely enveloped her chair.
