Fox in the Quarter
“I dropped against the couch back, stunned. Find a missing human? Well, it wasn’t unheard of. The fox was correct. I did work as a tracker, and from the fact that Kitsune had heard of my services I was making a reputation for myself. Not that a lot of what I had accomplished hadn’t come by help from friends and lots of luck—contrary to what Nathan believed on the latter.
“To be asked for assistance from a fox, um, spirit…?” I ventured.
Kitsune acknowledged my attempt at understanding wha...t he was. “Yes, I’m a spirit. Some call me a de---”
I squeezed his muzzle closed. He appeared insulted. Better to be offended than to have Nathan picking his teeth with Kitsune’s leg bone. “Fox spirit is enough of an explanation for me, but I’m guessing you’re not from around here.”
“No, we live in Hokkaido, a prefecture of Japan. I have been a companion to Yukiko all her life. Before her, I walked with her mother, and before her, Yukiko’s grandmother.MoreLess
“To be asked for assistance from a fox, um, spirit…?” I ventured.
Kitsune acknowledged my attempt at understanding wha...t he was. “Yes, I’m a spirit. Some call me a de---”
I squeezed his muzzle closed. He appeared insulted. Better to be offended than to have Nathan picking his teeth with Kitsune’s leg bone. “Fox spirit is enough of an explanation for me, but I’m guessing you’re not from around here.”
“No, we live in Hokkaido, a prefecture of Japan. I have been a companion to Yukiko all her life. Before her, I walked with her mother, and before her, Yukiko’s grandmother.MoreLess
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