Athena put down her empty plate on the side table. She lifted both of her hands. The two lavender rattlesnakes seemed to know what was happening.
They slithered onto both of her palms and looked at her and Zicheng intently.
"This one's color is a little lighter, so this one shall be Cream. That would make this one Crisp,"
"Fitting. I think you named them perfectly. Seems to me they like their new names too,"
Both Crisp and Cream were rattling their tails, hissing with excitement. Athena smiled as she stroked them both on the top of their heads.
They both curled their tails on her hands as if trying to comfort her.
"They say snakes can sense your emotions," She remarked as she continued to admire them.
"It does seem like they did. They look like they're comforting you," Zicheng added.
"Just like what you did," Athena said as she looked over to him, "Thank you, Zicheng. You didn't have to."
