The naga hissed out another laugh, the very end of his tail coiling itself into a tight spiral. "How are you so good? The hell did I do to bag a furball like you?"

He winced suddenly when Ginko's hands found a loose scale. Ow ow, yeah, that had needed to come out anyway but it still sucked. Soon enough, he relaxed again, enjoying the thrum of Ginko's heartbeat against his shallow chest.