Sunbeam Lair i promised i wouldn’t do it again

Watching the unfamiliar male lower himself was almost like an out-of-body experience for Thade, who had never been treated with such deference before. He blinked a few more times as he considered the stranger's words, and slowly, ever so slowly, he lost the fearful arch to his spine and let his fur lie flat against his thin frame. He still didn't move any closer, though he no longer seemed to be looking for a swift escape either.

"Friendly?" the boy repeated with a soft frown. He didn't know the word. "That your name?"