Yes, that is something. Though not much in the grand scheme of things. As you can imagine, it gets very lonely, being different. And I suppose I invested a great deal into something I instinctively knew would never amount to much.

Neither Kitsune nor Humans much cared for me, really. It left me at a social disadvantage, but he helped alleviate some of it. Because of him, I began to garner more respect, people were more willing to ask my services.