Raphael reached into his knapsack and pulled out a brush, the special kind with the bristles that brush the the thick layers of fur. "If you're not in a hurry to return, after this I'd like to take you by the river. There's something I'd like to show you."

He abruptly remembered that was where he had left behind his wings and wondered if she would sense that. Still... Since he had not been able to return to his place in the Andes Mountains he had made a little secret place in one of the rock crevices. Rose had shared her secret, her story... Everything.

He wanted to share this with her.