Cassius could feel the odd contrast more keenly now, the warmth of her breasts pressed flush to his chest, hot and soft and alive, while her tail curled over his legs with a cool, almost icy smoothness.
It was strange, surreal even, that the same body could hold such different temperatures. He was still caught in the thought when Nala suddenly pulled back, blinking at him with wide, puzzled eyes.
"But...how?" She asked, voice trembling with genuine confusion. "Even though I'm happy you're alive, I don't understand. I saw your back, burnt to a crisp, your organs spilling out...you were dead. So how in the world are you standing here right now?"
"Wait, don't tell me—"
She then gasped in a loud and dramatic manner, as she suddenly clapped her hands together.
"...you're actually part cat! A cat in human skin with nine lives?!"
Her eyes narrowed dangerously, tail tightening on his legs like a spring.
