Jia yells from across the room "Komodo! Why won't you let me come over! Can I just play with your son! I promise I won't do anything bad!"
Xen flinched when he heard Jia, pausing right in the middle of the story he was telling to Haytham. So much for having a peaceful day off…
Just as he could shout back for her to leave the way she came, he could already see his son’s ears flickering around, his tail starting to wag as he moved around Xen to catch sight of Jia.
“Can’t you spend time with Ceres instead?” Xen shouted back to Jia. But Haytham tugged at his sleeve, pulling the classic puppy-dog eyes he learned from his aunt. A few moments passed before Xen rolled his eyes, sighing as he picked him up and went to Jia.
“Fine, you can play with him. Just don’t give him any ideas – Ceres is a gods-awful influence already.”









