Nod, nod.

"Ah, sure, and if it's my shape being suspicious that's the problem-"

Shift, into a body wearing stained linen-and-leather travelling clothes.

And then she hides the ears and tail as best she can. Her eyes still look a little bit off, though.

"Hello, I'm Weiss."

Awwww, the ears are so cute on her human form. Shame she's hiding them!

She holds out her hand. "I'm Selena. So... are you a spirit? A shapechanging mare?"

"I am a beautiful fox, thank you very much." She drops the illusion for a moment and holds her white-tipped tail out for inspection. (Her ears stand up proudly.) "There are definitely spiritual things about my kind, but I wouldn't necessarily call us spirits. Inside, you said?"

"You are beautiful." She's incredibly tempted to touch the tail (it looks so fluffy!), but stop herself and opens the door, inviting her inside.

"Please, take a sit."

The room has few pieces of furniture: a big oak table, very simple chairs with straw seats and square legs, and a big cupboard on the far wall. The walls have been painted with stylized flowers and leaves, and there are crystals and chimes hanging next to the window.

When Weiss sits, she gets closer, inhales deeply and asks "Can I touch your tail?"

"Hmmm." She taps a finger on her chin. Her ears twitch half from amusement and half from annoyance. "You did give me apples. I shall graciously allow you to do so, if you also brush my tail."

She reaches a hand into the poofy fur and somehow pulls it back out again with a well-made wooden brush.

"But of course, you magnanimous and benevolent vixen!" She's smiling now.

She runs her fingers through her tail, enjoying the sensation and marveling at how exactly the brush fit in there...

She starts brushing it, and after a while encounters a small knot.

She grabs the base of the tail to be able to apply more force with the brush without hurting Weiss.

This is nice. Almost like lounging around with sisters. Nice lady who knows to respect kitsunes! A good first person to land on in a strange land.

"Eep."

"-Careful with that spot!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"

"Nnnno. Just don't touch that part of my tail, okay? Hold it up higher if you have to."

"Oh, sorry, sorry."

Brush, brush, brush.

"So, where do you come from?"

The brushing is nice. Her tail tries to wag a bit, a couple of times.

"Hmm... Well, the kingdom is called Deneb, I guess. I think it's pretty far from here, probably. I spent a lot of time in the wild or in the Spirit World too. That's where I live. Where I come from... I don't think anyone truly knows. We just kind of appear."

"Never heard of it. But then again, I've never been further than Pasloe, so what do I know..."

"If you want you can transform into a fox again and I can brush the rest of your mane while we talk. You are it's beautiful, you must be proud of it."

"My fur is one of my favorite things about life! Maybe in a little bit, if I'm not going to need to be human-shaped for a while? It's a bit tiring to transform repeatedly."

"Oh, are you hungry? Do you need more food? I have some more apples, or... can you eat human food? I could prepare you something."

"I can, and it helps a bit. Sweet, sugary things help a lot more, especially if baked with love. And plain old hugs and cuddles too! Don't feel obliged though. I'll just go be a fox in the woods for a while if I have to." 

And one more source, not that she ever indulges that one.

So, on the one hand, it would be really nice to prepare something for Weiss, but on the other hand it would mean pausing the brushing. Terrible.

"I think I'm too tired to bake, unfortunately. I can offer you some apples or peaches for now."

"Would you like a hug?"

"I don't want to be too greedy, you know? It's fine. And a hug would be nice. I think the tail really adds something important to them."

Hug! Her hug is strong and she won't let go first.

Mmhm, hug is nice.

Her tail wraps around their side and up her back, pressing firmly. She rests her head against Selena's shoulder. Is there something they can lean against?

The table is - conveniently - right there!

Ooooh, the tail wrap is good!

"Can I pet your ears?"

"Mmm... Sure. Just be real gentle, alright? They're very sensitive."

Pet pet pet pet.

After the tail incident she's very careful and gentle.

After a while she yawns.

"Uh, sorry, I must be more tired than I realized."

Very careful gentle ear-scritches are really nice! She purrs a bit.

"It's late. Don't let me keep you up. You probably need your rest if you want to keep practicing magic! It's not a kind I recognize."