“Look,” I said to him, “I can’t keep calling you Muscles and stuff. I need a name.” He furrowed his brow at me, his fingers coming up to lightly touch my mouth, like he was curious about the sounds I was making. “Your name? Na-aaaaame…” I said loudly and slowly, drawing the word out. But he just continued to look puzzled. Okay, gonna have to dumb it down. I pressed my hand to my chest. “Kate. I am Kate.” When he continued to stare blankly at me, I kept going, pointing at numerous things. “Fur. Rock. Sun.” I pointed out the crack to the beam of light, then back to me. “Kate.” “Kaa…” he barked
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