'The truth?'. 'Kaze' can´t understand. What Tahira means with that? Could it be that she has some feelings for him? If this is true, he will finally be free of that hideous curse, and they will be together forever, like his dream coming true. But why is she afraid of being considered a horrible person? 'Kaze' gets confused, and goes on thinking about her and what is that truth she is talking about. He barely notices when she talks about taking a bath, but his attention returns to her when she takes her clothes out. For a moment, while she is walking towards the water, he  stares at her. 'She is so beautiful, so perfect', he thinks.<br/><br/>Then, after a while, Tahira is back, and she lays down to have some rest. 'Kaze' looks at her and then at the sky. It was still the afternoon, so he had very much time left before walking away. So, he comes to her and lays down at her side. It wouldn´t hurt to spend some time with her, even in this lupine form, even that she thinks that he is nothing but a little pet. She was there, he was there, and they could be together.<br/><br/>However, this is not a paradise and they are not going to a picnic. 'Kaze' senses something odd, he could smell something fetid and rotten. Whoever owns that smeel can´t be friendly. 'Please, not now, not here. Please'. But his hope is in vain, as someone strange approaches. 'Kaze' barks loud to wake Tahira, but she seems to be expecting him, ironically, so she might not understand his alert. He barks again and again, hoping that she understands that whatever is coming is not a friend, but a menace. 'Please, gods, don´t let anything to happen to the one I love', he thinks.