[ The answer is automatic, and it takes him a moment to realize that Eridanus is speaking in the scale of cities and towns rather than planets. Behind them, his tail twitches in a small, irritable motion, and his eyes reflexively glance upward to the sky aboveโbut he drops his gaze again a second later, pushing the thought from his mind. ]
Ah, but that word means something different for me than it does for you, I imagine. Not to worry โ I haven't forgotten that unfortunate rule. [ Truly, the one thing that mars this otherwise pleasant home they've found. It rankles, but it isn't worth complaining about, so he continues, ] No, we'll range a bit farther for our hunt tonight. I'm in no mood to be collared by civility.
[ Not that he ever is. Again, he leadsโbut not without a coy, sidelong glance spared to Eridanus as he goes. ]
You'll put on a good show for me tonight, won't you?
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[ The answer is automatic, and it takes him a moment to realize that Eridanus is speaking in the scale of cities and towns rather than planets. Behind them, his tail twitches in a small, irritable motion, and his eyes reflexively glance upward to the sky aboveโbut he drops his gaze again a second later, pushing the thought from his mind. ]
Ah, but that word means something different for me than it does for you, I imagine. Not to worry โ I haven't forgotten that unfortunate rule. [ Truly, the one thing that mars this otherwise pleasant home they've found. It rankles, but it isn't worth complaining about, so he continues, ] No, we'll range a bit farther for our hunt tonight. I'm in no mood to be collared by civility.
[ Not that he ever is. Again, he leadsโbut not without a coy, sidelong glance spared to Eridanus as he goes. ]
You'll put on a good show for me tonight, won't you?