“Ronak. Come back out,” Sylred says firmly. “Wait,” Evert says. “Look.” Suddenly, I feel something wrapping around me. I don’t dare move, even as it slithers around my waist and pulls me toward him. I look down. His tail. It’s his tail. The tail he wouldn’t let Delsheen even touch. He pulls me forward again, and once I’m flush against his chest, he starts to purr. If he weren’t holding me up, I’d collapse in relief.
