Shadow flinched, the brushing of blue fur against his side making him want to reel and pull away from him, and yet he didn't. He sat there, tolerating it, yet with his head flipped away from him in a huff.
"A human holiday," he answered simply. "July 4th is the day humans became free from monarchical oppression. They celebrate this freedom every year."
Such a minor thing, and yet humans took it with such open arms. Why?
He frowned.
... He wasn't going to drop the more serious subject so fast.
"You persist in making me happy." Stating the obvious first, and then moving on to... "Yet... you speak so carelessly."
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"A human holiday," he answered simply. "July 4th is the day humans became free from monarchical oppression. They celebrate this freedom every year."
Such a minor thing, and yet humans took it with such open arms. Why?
He frowned.
... He wasn't going to drop the more serious subject so fast.
"You persist in making me happy." Stating the obvious first, and then moving on to... "Yet... you speak so carelessly."