"Lady Sees!" Stormy shot up like a spring, both arms raised and stretched in greeting, his purr roaring back to life. His entire body language screamed, "Welcome! I like you! Please stay forever and never leave me!"
Cecilia pressed a hand to her chest, which glowed shortly. "Inn Master, I'm glad to see you're alright," she said, producing a glowing vial. "Please, take this."
Stormy had to physically restrain himself from circling and rubbing against her like the overgrown housecat he was. Seeing her after a night like this made something warm curl in his chest. Relief, safety, the feeling that the universe had momentarily stopped trying to ruin his day.
She'd been his favorite customer for ages, and her presence carried the comforting weight of normalcy returning.
