Kitori initially tensed when she was touched while helping a puppy out of the water.<span style="color: #a64dff">"Thank you, the first litters were taken from me... I won't let these out of my sight no matter what."</span>She nodded a little and pulled the second from the step.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "I look forward to it. He doesn't like you."</span>She looked at her mate who was still sitting outside the gate.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "I don't like him either, my first mate was much better but I wasn't allowed to keep him when his owner found out about... What I like."</span><br/><br/>"I'm not welcome in the village so I'll take your word for it. Perhaps you should try to recruit some men to dig and maintain mines here? With The'kal's protection it'd be a safe and useful job. Same for running a foundry." He sighed and shook his head. "I am your friend, I don't like being called a god. I may have to do that, I'm... No, I won't spy on her. You're right, I just need to leave her alone. I still love her and so I should just let her live out her dreams."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>