Great Bear Wilderness all these diamonds

Clarence flinched then, ears flicking backward. He wasn't used to being cursed at like that. "You were the one who brought all this stuff up and then acted like I was gross for talking," he mumbled, and yeah, okay, that one was a little accusatory. But he did relax then, soothed by the sentiment. Maybe he wasn't a bad person, after all.

A short nod of his head was the acknowledgement to the next statement as Clarence mulled it over. "You're right," he whispered, feeling a little freer now. Red eyes turned back to the other boy. "We just... need to make different choices, in the future. Better choices."