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Parris had to chuckled. "This is the sacred place for mastesr of the house. You didn't have the right to come here if I hadn't offered and led the way." he said slightly cocily. He still remembered vividly how Alcove had teased Raven, showing him aggression and threat before, though now that he saw how much pain Alcove had been, his grudge lesseend greatly. Alex on the other hand, was eve more awed by the spectacular garden. She looked around following Aclove and Parris tight, not daring to touch anything without permission. her eyes lighted up seeing the pond, her nature calling for her to get into the soothing water at once, though she waited obediently at the shore, not moving until her master had given his orders.

Parris noticed how uneasy Alex was, falling back to her old habit as a servant, and took Alcove further down the water. "do not be so tense Alex, you are now part of the family. Feel free to get down, i know you had been craving for that for awhile now. let lose your natural form. I remember how beautiful your tail is."