Soon after his fight with Amarena, Kir stared out over the waters of the nameless lake where he'd spotted the first clue of Vatima.
"You're too much of a sucker sometimes," Stella said from her perch atop his shoulder. "I woulda just told her to fuck off instead of making promises."
"Yeah, I know," Kir replied, picking up a rock the size of a human head and managing to skip it on the surface twice before it dunked into the lake, sending out waves of ripples over the otherwise still waters.
"Not sure if you noticed, but when you had her pinned, her second tail was practically lifting yours from under that loincloth."
"Second tail?" Kir was confused. Amarena had some many bony, spiky bits that, if not for his thick war form hide, would have had him bleeding everywhere.
"She has a dick, Kir."