How odd. Why would a candy cane in one sweet drink be acceptable, yet another is not? Perhaps it is the temperature? But the candy cane tastes cold, and humans seem to put frozen water in their cold beverages also. It makes no sense to Faris, and when he dips the sweet into his own drink and crunches down on it, it tastes strange but delicious.

Humans do not know what they are missing, it seems.

His ears twitch forward only momentarily when Caspar leans in to whisper to Adia Costas. It would not be polite to listen, he feels, as it is clearly not a message intended for the K'da to hear. Instead, he waits patiently until he is being spoken to again, and listens attentively to her explanation, and Caspar's following question. "Oh, yes. Our scales darken with blood when we are stressed also, or preparing for combat. It is the only time that every K'da may share the same colors as a species. A team of K'da in battle-black is a sight to behold."