Rean shivered a bit, keenly feeling Crow's fingers as they ruffled his hair. Crow had done that to him before, many times. It had been a common gesture between the two of them, but like this, when Rean was trying to ignore Crow in front of the whole class, it seemed to multiply the gesture's effect. He pretended not to notice, to still be blissfully asleep, but he was sure Crow could see the way his ears grew slightly redder.

He wondered if he was going to have to answer why Crow did that to him. And what Crow's plans were, to begin with....