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>You realize the glow is from the sunrise. The flames are all out.

>There's silence over the cornfield now.

>No crackling of fire, no screaming or howling.

>No infernal laughter or ramblings of a desperate madman.

>Just her breathing and yours.

>You look up at Rebecca, finding her lips a thin line.

>The click of the Tridentia's trigger reset echos in the morning air. The safety/decocker's snap does too.

>Her fur shines in the growing light.

>"Rebecca --"

>Once again, she doesn't let you finish.

>She flips you around and crushes you in her arms, dipping her muzzle over your shoulder to make sure you can't escape.

>"A-Anon, I --"

>"Not so hard!" you wheeze. "I got a broken rib!"

>The tigress eases up, but only a little.

>It's enough that you can stroke her sides.

>"I -- I don't think I could have done it without you," she whispers.

>Her grip tightens for a moment.

>"Thank you."

>Your feet leave the ground when she stands.

>"Thank you, thank you, thank you," she breathes into your ear, a paw wrapping around the back of your neck.

>She drops Steele's gun and pulls you into her neck fluff.

>"Y-yeah..." you say, resting your hands on her shoulders.

>Rebecca holds you there, shuddering a few times.

>Then you realize she's chuffing.

>She pulls back and looks down at you, digits curling into your hair.

>"Anon --"

>"No, Rebecca."

>Her lip trembles, her face rife with disappointment like before.

>"Why not?" she asks.

>"Because I can't."

>"But why?"

>"I told you, this is my second chance. My chance to make up for what I let happen. And I can't abandon Ta--"

>"Don't you dare put this on me!"

>You stiffen.

>"Talia?"

>"Anon?" Rebecca asks, "are you alright?"

>"You decided you had to shut yourself off, not me!"

>"But Talia, I --"

>"But nothing!"

>"Anon? What's going on, Anon?"

>Talia lets out an exasperated sigh in your mind.

>"Lets clear this up."

>There's a sucking feeling; your ears ring slightly as Rebecca's eyes flash gold.

>"W-what was that?!" she gasps, dropping you and stumbling back.

>"Making this all easier," you hear Talia say. "It's me, Rebecca. It's Talia."

>Her voice is a little faint, but still clear enough.

>Rebecca looks down at her paws in confusion.

>"I'm in your head. Anon's too."

>"W-what?"

>The spectral-wolf sighs.

>"Look, I don't know how it works. Ten minutes ago I could barely talk. Just let me sort things out with Dumbass, alright?"

>You feel Talia's invisible gaze shift your way; she doesn't give the tigress a chance to answer.

>"Feeling fucking sorry for yourself isn't going to make anything better, Anon."

>"Yeah, you fucked up, but you know that. You know that and you've been paying it back."

>"You've dedicated yourself to paying it back, to making sure it doesn't happen again."

>A warm presence wraps itself around your chest.

>"That doesn't mean you don't deserve to live."

>For a moment, you can't breathe.

>"Talia, I can't."

>"Wha--?"

>You've never heard a ghost gasp.

>"I'm telling you you can, dumbass! What don't you get?"

>"It -- it wouldn't be right. You'd be there. You're here."

>Talia groans.

>"Yeah, and I just told you it's fine. I --"

>Her voice falters.

>"...I want to see you happy, Anon. Moping and pushing everyone else away won't do that."

>"It won't make me happy," she finishes.

>Your mind goes quiet. You feel her watching your gears turn.

>Rebecca almost looks like she can see them too.

>She wrings her hands.

>"...You're not lying?"

>"Of course I'm fucking not," the she-wolf whispers. "Why would I?"

>"I just -- you'd be right there! Doesn't that concern you?"

>Talia blows a raspberry.

>"Anon, I've been 'right there' since this started. Every bathroom trip, every shower -- every passing glance at Steele's tits, I was there."

>Rebecca raises an eyebrow; you fight not to blush.

>"I know you like Rebecca, Anon. I know how badly you wanted to just stay there in her hug and motorboat her huge, soft 'tiggies!'"

>The tigress' tail stiffens; you can't tear your eyes off her.

>"And now that I'm here," Talia muses," I also know she likes you back."

>Rebecca's ears droop as the she-wolf chuckles.

>"Oh, relax!" Talia says, "you like him so much because of what he did for you, not his body!"

>The two of you with bodies relax.

>"...but yes, it's not all just armored codpiece down there."

>Her chuckling fills your ears as the tigress lets out a small moan and tries to shrink down, like when you first met.

>"Talia, could you get to the point?" you say, trying to keep your voice even.

>"My point is it's fine, dumbass. It's fine that I'm right here."

>"...I always will be. And don't you forget it."

>You look at the rising sun, and sigh.

>You won't.

>She'll make sure of that, now that she can talk again.