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get so close to her. This was not something she had anticipated; Alika had not had a mate situation for a long time. No one had piqued her interest. How could she tell him that she had been trolling for a birthday gift and ended up being surprised by a solar flare? Would he even understand that? It was obvious that he was smart, but the longer she was linked to his mind, the more she was able to sense the utter loneliness that lived inside of him. Alika was not sure if she had ever met anyone so forlorn.
    “I’m here because my ship was blown off course from a solar flare that screwed up my instruments. Before I knew it, I was descending too quickly and wasn’t able to skip off your atmosphere back into space.”
    He scratched his head. It appeared that he picked out something from his fur, examined it carefully, and then ate it. Alika tried to hold back her disgust, but was not able to get very far. Even in her canis form, she did not attract parasites or sample them. There definitely has to be something wrong with him, or maybe that’s just the way he is when he is a beast. Would he be any different as a man? I haven’t really observed him. I shouldn’t base all of my judgments on just this sole conversation or his hygiene habits.
    “ You crashing here made my life interesting. I haven’t seen such activity this deep in the woods since one of the hikers got lost and they caught a glimpse of me. News crews and other hunters came into the forest searching for me. It was rather amusing guiding them around the forest and laying false trails.” Phillip hissed and pulled his teeth back from his lips in what she assumed was a laugh because she could hear the delight in his thoughts.
    She could not help but smile from his warm demeanor. “Why would you pretend to give others false information about yourself? I would think you wouldn’t want to get caught after everything I saw you do today while knocking down the lights. That brings me to now; what are you exactly? I’ve never come across your species from my database of this planet.”
    It appeared that his rather large forehead creased. His eyes seemed troubled for a moment. A few images passed through her mind while he was thinking over how to respond to her. He sighed and then met her gaze. “ I’ve been alone for many years. After a while, I guess I craved some excitement.” Phillip shrugged and grimaced again, but she sensed that he was holding something back. “ There are many names for the beast I’ve become. Humans call me Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Brown Ape, and a few other slang terms they have come up with to describe me. Most people assume I’m a myth. Some believe there are others of my kind.”
    “Are there others of your kind?”
    Silence erupted between them while he stilled his thoughts. Then she caught a short burst of images. One of them was the picture of a female with long black hair and a bright smile. There were some feelings that he had associated with this woman, but Alika could not latch on to exactly what they meant because the visions were fleeting. “I don’t think there are any others like me exactly. I’m unique. I’ve never come across them in all my travels, but I have seen signs. It appears that they are a solitary breed. So yes, it is my belief that there are others who resemble what I am.”
    “So how do you categorize yourself?”
    “ Do I need a label? I am exactly as you see me. Beast by night and man by day. Alone for all time.”
    Alika’s heart twisted hearing his words and feeling the deep sorrow of him being alone for so long. She saw the long span of years stream through his mind like neverending space. The vision of him in the cave when a white substance covered the land and him cold and alone, the only solace being the volumes he read and at times a stray animal who would keep him company. Sometimes he was a man and had nothing but his dreams and the memories of the woman he had loved. This other woman must