hooked on a feeling

"Pretty well, I'd say." She wasn't sure where he was going with this, but there was no reason to lie to Scimitar. Then he cleared his throat and with a look of worry and a sharp breath, he asked about Bazi and Shadow. Kas eyed her brother for a long moment before shaking her head with a laugh. "You're not being serious, right? Shadow is a twit."

She walked beside him, wondering how best to answer this. Scim was clearly worried that his girl liked Shadow, but that couldn't be further from the truth. "When I first met him, Bazi was there too. We went fishing and Shadow just burst into a tirade against Fox leaving the creek. I swear Bazi wanted to smack him for being insubordinate." Kas bumped her nose against Scimitar's shoulder in reassurance. "He's the last guy you need to worry about, trust me."