[He's being careful, don't worry. He knows the skin is sensitive and fresh, and strokes along it with the back side of his claws in the direction the other's scales run, smoothing over it and watching the sunlight catch.
Then, he moves to the other side of the other's body, scratching at another patch of skin with light plucks that free another dozen or so scales.]
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Then, he moves to the other side of the other's body, scratching at another patch of skin with light plucks that free another dozen or so scales.]