Tennessee continued to smile at her, but found that he could say nothing. When he had first come across her, he just thought that she was attractive, but now, as he watched her bashfully hide her face from him, he found that she was more than that. She was captivatingly curious, enchanting, engaging, and absolutely beautiful and he wanted to know everything about her.

“Anyway,” she said, abruptly pulling him from his thoughts, “why did you mistake me for one of your people? I didn’t think that people on Adohi had fur that was the color of a flower. I thought you all were more…earthy.”

He knew that the smile that was painted across his face would never vanish as long as his thoughts were on her. “So, is there to be no apology for me, then?” he teased, earning him an over-the-shoulder glare so frigid, he wondered why they bothered with an ice machine. Once again, he chuckled at the sight. “We are.” he said, at last. “We’re pretty dull when compared to the cats in the cat kingdom.”

“…so…” she drawled, looking notably at her lavender coat.

“Yeah, I thought that was strange, too.” he said, instantly regretting his words when a second, icier glare was fired at him. “No, no, no!” he said, quickly, once again throwing up his hands in peace, “Not you, I didn’t think that you were strange…curious, but not strange.I thought it was strange to see a floral-colored fox, too. But, I figured it must be dye. The thing is, that tail of yours threw me off.”

“My…what?” she asked, in disbelief.

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