<span style="font-style: italic">A firm hand?</span>Andreas thought, watching Koda run away. Maybe it was just him, but Koda seemed kind of scared of him, so maybe he needed to be a little gentler with the pup. Or maybe not. He was probably going to just play it by ear.<br/><br/>Andreas started strolling through the halls.<span style="font-style: italic">Gee, I wonder where Koda might have gone?</span>he thought sarcastically. He almost certainly went to his bed, since it was the only place in the mansion really labeled as “his.” Andreas followed suit waiting outside the door for a minute or so before going inside. At first he didn’t say anything. He just walked over quietly and hooked the two chains onto Koda’s collar.<br/>“Do you remember, when you first showed up here,” Andreas started, “and you promised me you would be good if I let you stay here as my pet? You don’t really know what “being good” means yet. I’m trying to teach you, for your own good, but I’m scary, aren’t I?” He smiled a little halfheartedly and shrugged. “I’m scary without even trying to be; that’s just how demons are. I’m going to try to be<span style="font-style: italic">less</span>scary around you, but I don’t think I can turn it all the way off. Can you try to be less scared of me, in the mean time? It is possible to be scared of someone and like them at the same time, you know.”