Dhiate tensed at the touch of the other. It was strange to feel the warmth, the presence of the flesh and bone that didn't belong to him. How long had it been? How long had it been since he had felt the touch of another? He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember at all. Lately, the memories of his past, personal memories, caused him pain and discomfort. He couldn't recall his parents' faces, yet he could remember the way things were run in his old life. The thought of things he had done ultimately led to the remembrance of those awful flames. He didn't want to remember ever again.
Dhiate glanced at the male from the corner of his eyes. This one had fed him and watched over him while he slept. He was going to leave Dhiate to fend for himself, and yet here he was snuggling up close. What was his deal? Dhiate came to the conclusion that he must feel some perverse pleasure in doing this. What that pleasure was, he didn't know. He had no earthly idea as to what compelled his companion to do the things he did. And when he told Dhiate he wasn't really leaving, it just added to the building anger and confusion.
Dhiate watched the stranger roll on the ground like a simpleton with cold, almost ice blue eyes. He could feel the anger boil up inside him when the stranger asked him his name. Who did he think he was? What gave him the right to toy with people? Dhiate stood up on pale, slender legs. He picked up one milky paw and made up his mind to walk away without another glance. To leave this trickster and die in peace. Yet despite his resolve, Dhiate found his mouth opening against his will, and for the first time in over a month, Dhiate truly spoke. "My name... Is Dhiate. Dhiate Drako. The pain erupted in his throat as the barely healed vocal chords responded to their use. Yet, for once the pain felt good. Pain was better than feeling nothing, better than not having any vocal chords. Dhiate was healing.
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