Soak

"What are you talking about, Commander?" Val asked, looking at Taio murmuring to himself while deep in thought. 

"Oh, nothing really." He said, looking at the two. "It was just a thought … never mind me." 

"Alright." The girl said, though she continued to keep an eye on him from the corner of her eyes, just to make sure nothing is wrong. 

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"Osbert stop." Jel laughed as the creature continued to lick him on the face. "Hey, stop. I mean it." 

Rolling his eyes, Osbert finally stopped, looking at him intently. 

Patting the creature's head, Jel smiled, "Come on, turn back. I have some people to introduce you to. 

"You mean them?" He asked, looking at the two with a frown. "Was it not them that attacked me?"

"You are not wrong, but they didn't mean anything by it," Jel said, continuously patting the creature's head. "They were just worried that you would be someone that will try to kill me."