Noctisardor Bypass wanna play cheat, now says the sloth.

ava was breathless as she turned the prize to her new friend. would he want it?

his eyes were the powerful color of steel, but they lit with a forge's brightness as he smiled. the fierce warmth of it fell across ava like sunblade.

sven. the name was foreign to ava. it was not a common name like john or mark or even judas. it was powerful and short.

ava's shy expression burst into a grin. she raised her paw and signed flower in return; while it was not her namesign, it was the only thing she knew to communicate, and she hoped desperately her new friend would not think she was stupid because she could not speak.