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He watched as the boys reacted differently to the stimuli of his warm breath: Tywyll continued his wiggling until he rolled himself onto his back and began to express his displeasure with the situation, while Cinder stilled and seemed to be taking it all in for a moment. Naturally, Tywyll's squalling drew the majority of Elwood's attention for a few seconds so that he could stop the boy's screaming.

Gently, Elwood used his nose to push his son back over onto his stomach. He anchored his snout beneath the pup's spine and rolled him over carefully, all while keeping steady the foreleg that had become Cinder's chin-rest. "You're okay," he soothed, watching to see if Tywyll would be appeased by his new positioning or if he would continue to fuss.