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He grinned hard despite the solemnity of Aditya's words — it was through hard-won skill alone that he navigated these conversations without falling prey to the Bad VibesTM of wolves like Aditya and Valiant.

"She is my favorite," he admitted to his father of Sulukinak — he was perhaps the only person he was willing to say this to, right then. His gaze softened when Aditya expressed his weariness, however, and Dutch eyed him critically for a long moment. "Of course," he murmured, bumping his head companionably against the other man's shoulder. "Go in peace."

He would need to get some furs and other bedding together for the old man — it wouldn't do to have him freezing to death before winter's end.