"Do you also want the beast I prepared for you?" he asked, with a slight smile. "I should warn you it was the most expensive of all."
Luna clenched her fists, forcing herself to overcome her embarrassment. "I apologize if I seem ungrateful," she finally said. "But first, may I ask what beast it is? There was one I wanted before obtaining the wolf, but it was difficult to obtain due to... particular circumstances."
"It's the beast that best complements your shadow wolf, in my opinion," Ren responded. "Although it seems that because of your family it was quite costly... It's the base form of the celestial white tiger. A striped light cat."
Luna brought her hands to her mouth, her eyes widening with surprise and something more complex:
A long-repressed yearning.
"Oh, Ren..." Liora shook her head with an expression between amused and concerned. "Rather, it's my family that's the problem now."
"What do you mean?" Ren asked, confused by the reaction.
