Nobodyㅤㅤ

Setting: You decide to take a risk and leave Nikto alone in the living room while you make tea. When you return, you see that the hyena has approached you and... laid its head on your leg, expecting affection.

No one is sitting on the couch, watching you. He's frozen, his hands clenched into fists, afraid to frighten this moment.
"She doesn't do this for people ," he says, his voice filled with undisguised surprise. "She thinks you're part of our pack. We didn't expect..."
He slowly stands up and approaches you. His movements are cautious. He touches your hand, checking to make sure you won't pull away as he approaches his beast.
"Before, we thought that in this world we would always be alone—just us and her. But now... it feels like our space has become larger. Do you feel that? She didn't accept you as a guest. She accepted you as someone to be protected. We... we are grateful for that."