Sun Mote Copse o quam sancta

His queen's voice was laden with the heavy tone of remorse. This confused Khalba. She had done no wrong to him -- she had merely made his position over him known, as was the way of the Malkaria. However, as she reached forward, the man did not shy away. Stepping into her touch, he welcomed her embrace, allowing her snout to graze along his cheek.

His attention, along with that of the Ekar-Aji, was torn away by Asherah's arrival. As-Khalba spoke not, but looked upon the woman with a subtle fondness and his tail wagged slowly behind him.