Interlude Chapter 6: To Hear the Roar of Thunder

"And then, this scary dog ran out of the alley and Jotou caught it by the neck! She tried intimidating it, but then started to calm it down.

Then the owner came by and took the dog, then gave us a job; which we accepted!"

"So you two'll be out tomorrow too?" Hotaru sat with a cup of tea in the palace's tea room, her hair up in a bun. She and Fumeko listened to the tale Asobi spun of her day out with Jotou. "Wait, if the dog was tamed, why did it come after Jotou to attack?"

Asobi poked a wand to her chin, "Hm… Oh! We were both disguised as cat-part-humans! Must be the case!"

Hotaru's ears pricked, "Interesting choice, but I guess there's no chance of recognition if you're part-humans."

Fumeko took another piece of coconut candy Asobi and Jotou had brought back, "Never mind that, you said you guys were down a street with other people. Why'd the dog only jump out then and not before?