@robertburnet21 The part with Nuzzle being Ray's and the Goddesses pup was one of those lightbulb sort of things. I was asleep and my brain with poof and woke me up with the idea. Before that I hadn't planned on it. She was originally simply someone to help Hands become more comfortable with their culture. Then again that's how my brain tends to work at times. It'll contemplate something without my realizing it and then suddenly it'll go poof and a plot twist happens.
@maxd01 yeah it unlocked the way for gentles story to shine through and she did leave ray two kids. Plus i like the way you worked in ray as nuzzles dad is was brillant