The first thing Ren asked about when he woke up was Fang.
"Fang just woke up," Pax informed him. "Would you like to accompany him for breakfast? Dr. Gordon is checking on him now."
The attendant had reported Fang's nightmare and Ren's care to Steward Paul and Dr. Gordon as soon as his shift ended in the morning. Both older men were surprised, to say the least. The Ren they knew had always been somewhat unsocial and misanthropic...and mysophobic as well. He had gotten worse since his family had abandoned him five years ago, and was loathe to touch anyone, even his cherished little brother. While they had noticed slight improvements in the young man in the last two months, they were rather shocked by how well Ren was treating Fang. Could it be that Ren had developed a soft corner for orphans because he was one himself? He had, after all, treated Wolf and Pax rather well over the years. Did he associate with the mafia simply because they worked like a family...?
