Part 800: Robin B

HA! Caught you again, Yarne!

ARGH! NOT THE CUDDLING! PLEASE, ANYTHING BUT THAT!

Come on, don't act like you didn't just LET me creep up on you... Those great long ears of yours can hear me coming a mile away.

I-I wasn't paying... attention.

Oh well. Petting time!

ARRRRGH! S-S-S-STOP! AHH HA HA! P-PLEASE... TICKLES... HEE HEE HEE!

...Finally! Are you done? My fur is not a toy for you to play with, you know. It's a proud badge of my taguel heritage!

...Oh wow. That gives me a great idea. What if there was a whole bunch of taguel lying around, like throw pillows on a bed... Imagine how much fun it would be to just flop onto them! So soft and fluffy!

Yeah, well, you don't have a whole pile. You have me. I'm it.

Oh, right. Sorry. That was a little insensitive, wasn't it?

Just a smidge.

I can't imagine if we ever lost you... I'd never feel that fuzzy fur ever again.

I should hope that's not the only reason you want to keep me around! Which reminds me, Robin. I have a favor to ask.

Of course. Ask away.

I'm the last of the taguel, right? So it's essential that I keep myself alive. So when you set up battle formations, can you keep me somewhere safe? Say like, at the very, very back? You can do that, can't you?

Well... I suppose it's possible, sure. But is that what you really want?

Oh, absolutely! Without a doubt! You're the only one who can save me. Look, you don't have to answer right away, but will you think it over?

...All right. I'll consider it.

Aw, thanks, Robin! I knew I could count on you!