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Katriel cursed and started preforming CPR. She pumped the water out of his lungs, then sealed her lips over his to fill them with air again.

"You are not getting away from be that easy," she hissed as she filled his lungs again.

Katriel broke the kiss and rested her forehead on his chest.

"Don't scare me like that again," she sighed. She rolled to the side and looked up at the sky. "Look, you can stop calling me mistress, and stop trying to impress me. I'm a loner and a widow and not looking for a furball to warm my bed. We're not star-crossed lovers. We're two refugees. I just happen to be bigger and stronger than you. So...can we just get into the shower without any more incidents?"

"You're a cat," Katriel enunciated slowly. She pushed her way out of his embrace. "I'm a canine. We go together like oil and water."

She got up and marched back to the truck, shaking the muck off her arms. Instead of going in the camper, she grabbed a hose from one of the compartments and washed off the mud with cold water. Then she shook her entire body to get mostly dry, just like a dog, spraying icy droplets everywhere.

Katriel detached his arms from around her and pushed him back before she slipped into the cab of the truck. She waited until he was in the passenger's seat before driving back onto the highway and into Yellowstone park. She drove through the huge wild preserve until she came to a cabin with a sign that said "wildlife medic."

"My good friend Leon works here. He's currently vacationing in Alaska, but he said I can take anything I need. And I need to fix you up--you're a walking health hazard," she said. "We'll clean your cuts and bandage you up."