"I wonder what I should name this bear... Aoki? Teddy?" Liu Mei mused aloud, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
Shan Yifeng, lying near the fire, turned his head slightly. "Are you seriously planning to keep that thing?"
"Of course!" Liu Mei gasped, as if the idea of not keeping the bear was absurd. "Why wouldn't I?"
"Well… what if Master doesn't agree?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"He will! Master definitely will! In fact, I've already gotten his permission!"
"Huh? Since when?" Shan Yifeng sat up in surprise.
"Well… uh… after I ask him. Like... later." She averted her gaze as she said it.
Shan Yifeng stared at her for a long second, then let out a sigh. Without another word, he lay back down, clearly choosing to ignore her antics.
Liu Mei didn't push him further as well.
Instead, she turned to look across the campfire where the massive bear sat curled up in a corner, still looking mildly traumatized.
