"Vampires prefer the taste of human blood. Ghouls go for much bigger animals and fairies don't eat meat altogether," Silas explained, "Other species have different reasons not to go after squirrels either,"
That did it. It became clear that the lack of persecution towards those creatures allowed them to grow fearless and put their guard down around others that did not share their traits.
"That is quite lovely," without any prior warning, the young woman halted and bent down, cutting the distance even shorter between her face and the tiny gopher that had stopped mid-run right by her feet, "Squirrels are the most hunted creatures down in Lustris, in the colder regions. The needy pursue them for food while the wealthy put them down for sports," Arabella uttered while never once taking her eyes away from the adorable gnawer sniffing the fingertips she'd extended its way.
