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"Why did you stop me?" Miko asked, her tone filled with bored curiosity.Tomoe paused but didn't look up from his work. "I wouldn't have been able to protect you properly if you had gone with him."She blushed, embarrassed at how childish he made her sound. "I can take care of myself, you know," the woman replied with irritation. "I'm not a kid anymore, Tomoe."Suddenly, he was in front of her, his lavender eyes filled with a strange emotion she didn't recognize."I know."~ ~ ~ ~ ~Twenty years is a long time to be alone, even for fox yokai Tomoe. Shortly after Mikage's disappearance, Tomoe's loneliness begins to take its toll and he finds himself neglecting the shrine.Enter Miko Tachibana, a wolf yokai and the daughter of Ookuninushi's current familiars. Through a series of mysterious events, Tomoe is tasked with caring for Miko while her parents are away at Izumo. Despite their strange meeting, their mutual loneliness brings the pair closer together. However, when tragedy strikes, Miko and Tomoe are torn away from each other. Will Tomoe be able to protect Miko from those who wish to steal her away, or will a familiar's duty outweigh his heart?…