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He should have expected her reaction, but that did not make the rejection upset him any less. She had withdrawn from him, spinning one-eighty degrees so that she faced him. And yet... Xi'nuata said nothing. Kennedy took this as an invitation to continue his pursuit. He paused only a beat before circling around her again, hopping on his back leg all the while. This was what should have been his, and he would make it so.

Edy's nose once again sought what he wanted out of instinct. His brain had not been functioning normally since the incident, and it was likely apparent to all those who had seen him before and after. Only time would tell what this would do to the remainder of his life.