Desiree reached over to pat Kalysto’s back before she shook her head at him. “Not everything will betray you in the end, Kalysto,” Desiree attempted to assure. “Sometimes, you need to take that risk and give into trust.”
Col. Zack followed his general’s lead as the silver-haired man moved closer to the “dog”. Tilting his head, he gently poked it before he looked over at Sub-Lt. Kalysto. “Hey… Weren’t there pictures of things like this from his home planet? I mean, that place is pretty underdeveloped. It only entered the alliance a few decades ago.”