Oh, but Dezzi did have such beautiful relatives, who were more than happy to dance, and flirt, and say nice things about Sakura. Including a few brooding boys who were very melanistic. Enough that their hair wasn't the black-and-tan ticked of the rest of the pack, but black instead. (One of them, Dezzi knew for a fact, had been blonde before he shifted enough his hair changed color.)

"Yes." Reason agreed, "It's...not great, I admit it, but it's better than it used to be."