Chapter 700: BLACK RAIN AND DARK SKY (42)
Iris felt her heart was beating so fast when she watched the white diamond tiger came out of the carriage slowly. He would look around and then at Iris’s stretched out hand, there was this distrust in his grey eyes, but at the same time, he was less hostile toward the luna.
Iris took a step back, she didn’t want to crowd him, giving him space, because in the white diamond tiger’s mind, he registered touch as pain and Iris could understand that. She didn’t want to put herself in danger too by startling him.
The white diamond tiger crawled out of the cage and stared at Iris warily, as he moved toward the corner of the room.
"I will get rid of the chain, okay?" Iris asked, she waited until the white diamond tiger gave his consent to come closer toward him. He subtly nodded after a while, only then she approached him and melted the steel that chained his arms and feet. The white diamond tiger flinched and tried so hard to not touch Iris and once she was done, she took two steps back. "I am sure you have a name. Will you let me know what you used to be called?"
What he used to be called? No one ever called him. No one even cared to know his name. They would use the word ’it’ to refer to him and not a single soul knew what his name was.
The only person, who used to call him was his mother when she was still alive.
"Ez... ra..." his voice was very unfamiliar because the only sound that he would make all this time would be a growl, snarl or cry. It had been a long time, since the last time he actually spoke.
"Ezra?" Iris repeated his name and smiled warmly. "What a beautiful name." She came closer carefully, both of them seemed to be in a tension when she stretched out her hand.
Ezra stared at her hand, he didn’t move, his whole little body stiffed and he closed his eyes tightly when Iris touched him. He expected pain, but what the luna did was running her fingers through his hair... it felt good.
"Ezra, let’s meet again tomorrow, okay? I will see you tomorrow. Be good to Dean and Pax."
Ezra was disappointed when Iris pulled her hand back and stood up, she waved at him when she walked out of the room. The little white diamond tiger had this urge to follow her, but in the end, he sat at the corner and curled himself on the ground again.