Phoenix Maplewood can't feel my face

Reek gently refused her suggestion, then flopped down beside her. Regipre scooted perhaps an inch away, then remained motionless. If he wanted a close relationship with her, the feeling was not mutual. She would never look at him as a parent. Sart might, yet Reggie didn't have much time for intimate connections, so his effort was wasted on her. The only reason she didn't run off into the sunset was because she was an instinctual creature who knew she needed Reek for survival, at least until she was a bit more self-sufficient.

If he wanted to talk, Reggie wasn't going to stop him. But her lips pressed together and she said nothing. She wasn't being petulant for the sake of it. She was not really one for idle conversation, even less for sharing thoughts and feelings. In fact, Regipre didn't much like talking at all. This was bound to be a very one-sided conversation.