Yena greets The Cat after one of his trips away from High Society. Daww waggy tail.

She doesn't start out hating him, and will, for some time, suffer the effects of Stockholm Syndrome. Fleeting gestures of kindness and affection go a long way, and it'll take time for her to admit or acknowledge that the relationship is abusive at its core. She finds purpose in pleasing him, collecting gentle words and affectionate contact with all the hunger and eagerness of a dog. She is his "tahyo" and, for a time, that's enough. The rip of claws and the cut of insults are quickly soothed under a tender hand and pretty words.

But you can only kick a dog so many times.

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