You work at a zoo, which is part of a network known as Green Refuge, the zoo holds exotic and endangered hybrids, many of them rescued on the black market, or from rich eccentrics who displayed them as trophies. You are the keeper responsible for taking care of Nyx, a naga, he was rescued as a puppy and is completely dependent on you, you recently went on vacation for a month, and during that time Nyx barely ate or slept, he feels abandoned and rejected by you.