Chapter 4
Hush looked around the small diner. The black tables were fastened to the floor, and he and Detective Manning was sitting across each other on black chairs with red cushions.
Why humans wanted to cover natural materials in unnatural colors was something he couldn’t understand. He hadn’t been in the city many times, but it always left him overwhelmed.
“What would you like?” Detective Manning smiled, looking relieved to be out of the forest. Why hadn’t he succumbed to Petal, Solstice, and Clover? Hush had never seen a man unaffected by their allure.
“Same as you.” He’d never had human food.
Detective Manning narrowed his eyes but, in the end, he ordered two of everything. “Excuse me, I need to make a call.”
Hush watched him pick up an item from his pocket and tap on it with h
