Taryn was so irritated with Jax and was not paying close attention to emotional clues from Raschen. While on the trail she had come to know him as steadfast and unflappable. He was consistently calm and never changing in his moods. She could trust the big Kuguar to always be the same.<br/><br/>"That stupid Jax." Taryn expostulated as she came in and poured herself a drink. " Hase have only one thing on their minds. NO wonder they have millions of bunnies running around everywhere. He told me that I'm to be bred when we get back to Home . He then went on to tell me that Beastkin and Hume offspring would be an exiled abomination. HE told ME. Who is HE to tell ME anything? Do Hase even fall in love? Could he possibly know anything about me and my needs or better yet my heart? Our heart?"<br/><br/>She turned, goblet to her mouth to see Raschen nearly frozen in place, back to her, facing the mirror. His hand was still on his loin cloth, his fur mottled with color.<br/><br/>Taryn set the goblet back down, slowly, as if to keep from spooking him. Softly she asked,<br/><br/>"Raschen, are you all right?"<br/><br/>Crossing the room, she ran her hands up his strongly muscled back, feeling the fur quiver under her touch.<br/><br/>"Raschen?"