Tamara thanked Arkain for his reassurance that Jaku had not been harmed. "I'm sure the tree can handle some scratches," she says with a chuckle.<br/><br/>Tamara ans Suri follow Jaku's gaze and finally spot the slightly shining scales and the amber eyes hidden under the foliage, huddling close to the trunk of the tree. They chuckle some and raise slightly, trying to get a better though careful not to look threatening. Tamara wraps one arm around Jaku's trunk and cuddles him gently, her tailmaw also nuzzling against his in a loving gesture.<br/><br/>"It is true: we ate them," says Tamara. "But they're still with us. They're not dead, not gone, and they can come back out any time they want. They came in willingly to come and live within us, and enjoy the world inside us, full of joy and happiness with their friends and family."<br/><br/>"It's true," adds Suri. "We hold them inside us and take care of them, all of them, and let them out whenever they want. Even if they'd come out changed a bit. Like Arkain here," she explains while pointing at her lover.<br/><br/>"They all become part of our family, whether they are inside of us or outside," continues Tamara. "Arkain was a 'walker' as well before, he was eaten by Jaku here, then came out when he wanted to and was transformed to become one of us, a naga like us, and now he's part of our family forever."<br/><br/>Suri and Tamara continue to look at the snakelike naga expectantly, hoping to reassure him enough, or, at least, make him curious enough that he won't flee into the jungle.