Titus watched with great pleasure as the guard dragged her kicking and screaming from the shop. He waited a few more moments to be sure she was gone before getting off the floor, then dusting himself off.
"Now, would you care to give me a proper explanation?" The shop keeper asked sternly. "Don't try to deceive me, I'll know that you're lying."
"Oh thank you for getting rid of her!" Over come in a fit of happiness as the realization hit that Vicky was truly gone, Titus leaped back over the counter and threw his arms around the shop keeper's shoulders, pulling her into a tight embrace. Thoughtlessly, he also planted a kiss on the top of her head, as he would any of his adopted little sisters.
