The belly of any animal was its weak spot so they would protect it with all their might.
Therefore, the fact that this little girl was able to touch that fox's belly without having her hand bitten off was enough for them to discern that the fox felt safe with her.
"Miss Aleena and Miss Rika, this is Young Master Topher's etcher, Rouge." She introduced the cute fox to the girls she was acquainted with.
They had heard about etchers and even seen a few of their brothers and fathers had one of their own.
However, they had never come in such close contact with an etcher before today.
The etchers were territorial and would never allow anyone other than their master to get close to them.
The girls too had never expressed any desires to get close to one and had only seen them from afar.
Therefore, when they saw a big red fox staring right in their direction upon arriving here, they were scared out of their wits.
A Christmas present in the form of extra chapters~?