Shalin accused him lightly as she dropped into a chair next to Ailean and watched his family and many of the humans who lived on the territory dance. What had sounded like a simple little get-together after their evening meal had turned into a large party. Not that Shalin minded. She liked parties, although she never really participated before. She usually sat in a corner and watched. It seemed, however, that sort of thing wasn’t allowed among Ailean’s kin.“Me? That evil bastard bit me.”“You must have done something. It took me ages to calm him down and I had to feed him by hand.”“Och!”“What?”“You are so easy, Shalin. He’s trained you like you’ve trained that puppy. Only he’s done a better job of it.”“What does that mean?”“Nothing.”He’d seemed miserable all night and she didn’t understand why.She turned in her chair, her knees grazing his leg. “You should dance.”“I don’t want to dance.”“Dance, Ailean. I’m sure any of these ladies would love to dance with you.”
