Kiara couldn't blame Yuri for being annoyed, but at least the Sylveon didn’t seem to hold a grudge.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">“You’re right,”</span>Kiara said,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">“and you don’t actually look that much like Driskar. I just had a knee-jerk reaction and spoke without thinking.”</span>She simply hadn’t expected to see a Sylveon there at all, to say nothing of a Sylveon without a trainer. She couldn't help wondering what had happened, but thought better of asking. She answered her question instead.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">“Anyway, I’ve had some run-ins with the law and he’s a cop I’ve had to deal with. We called him Friskar as a joke, but it kinda fits ‘cause he always had his hands on somebody, be it another cop or a suspect he's interrogating.”</span>She could still feel the strong hand on her shoulder and the disapproving voice he always had, and while she had found it unpleasant, his touch did have one good quality.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">“He sometimes reminded me of Momma, but with twin-tails. I never could make my hair look as cute as his,”</span>she added with a hint of jealousy.<br/><br/>Although Thomas’ hugs were becoming much more familiar to her, she still appreciated them. She appreciated his concern for her back, she was young and fit and didn’t think she had anything to worry about, though she supposed she could try to sleep in a bed as he requested, not that she would have to worry about that for awhile. She smiled and said,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">“I’ll keep that in mind, and I’ll try to sleep in a bed at the next inn. Oh, and thank you for the new clothes and stuff.”</span>After leaving the store, she followed Thomas to where Artemis was talking to an injured Raltz. She had no idea who the Raltz was but thought it best not to speculate. She never would have guessed that the girl was injured in yesterday’s battle.