Sequoia Coast Monsters can Remember

Charon was rapidly growing more and more wary. Perhaps if he had met Aklaq before his venture to Duskfire Glacier he would've just accepted her cuddles and felt pretty darn special, but he didn't like the thought that someone could get so close to him and he wanted to maintain whatever control he could there.

So when Aklaq suggested a more permanent deal, he rapidly shook his head. He wouldn't sell his life for some information; he liked it far too much for that. "Well, fine, you can be the one to cuddle, but not indefinitely or whenever! Just for this one time and only while you tell me what I want to know."