10/2/2025, 8:31 PM
The only thing hurt was his pride, he thought dourly. What was somehow even more irritating was the girl's sincerity of care - she reminded him of someone, someone he had forgotten, but he couldn't picture their face. Just the sight of her wagging tail was enough to set him on edge.
Someone he knew, and someone he had been fond of, his memory nagged insistently.
Infuriating.
Decidedly not.
Where even was home?
No matter,he grunted brusquely.
Someone he knew, and someone he had been fond of, his memory nagged insistently.
Infuriating.
What brings you to this cursed place?he asked, stealing a glance at their surroundings.
You do not look as if you are home, in much the same way I am not.
Decidedly not.
Where even was home?
