"I won't put you at risk by changing completely. But I can change partially for you. You'll get the idea, and I'll still be in my present mind. Oh, and I won't have the tail."

I smiled. Damn, that might have been fun.

He released me and removed his jacket, handing it to me. Then he unbuttoned his shirt and handed that to me as well.

"You have a tattoo," I said.

I ran my finger along the tattoo, a thick, black tribal band, on his upper bicep. I hadn't ...