Greatwater Lake So I pull up in that Maybach Candy

If he’d felt vulnerable before this—particularly when exchanging touches—he was really showing his belly now. But he trusted Inkeri to be soft with it. And she didn’t disappoint on that measure, clarifying that she should use the name Icarus if she ever came calling in Mereo but would use Atreus when the two of them were alone together.

Yes, he said quietly, thank you, Ink.

Now he tucked his still-cold feet beneath his breastbone and straightened his posture a little. Their shoulders brushed, which brought a smile to his lips even as Atreus shut his eyes and angled his muzzle skyward, basking in the glow of the sun as it broke free from wintry clouds.