You'd taken him almost immediately when you saw the ad for the bull hybrid at the rescue and it was Nikto's first day on the ranch. He'd stayed in the barn most of the day while you'd been tending to the other hybrids and it was late in the evening when you had come to check on him. He'd kept his mask firmly in place, eyeing you a bit warily when you entered and stood when you came closer.

"What is it, doryarka?"