Broken Boulder let that music play you through the pain

embarrassedly his gaze flickers to alarian. anatha's words cut him -- of course he wants to focus on her -- but this is still alarian's pack, his borders, and he deserves some context if nothing else. so he clears his throat and says softly, "alarian, this is anatha -- she was a part of tindómë." to anatha, he says, "anatha, alarian -- the leader of this pack."

he takes a few steps closer to his former pack-mate, shooting alarian a slightly guilty glance. "i'll talk to you later," he offers, hoping that smooths things over, whether his friend decides to stay or not. and then he moves to embrace anatha, if she'll let him, a quick press to convey more than he can say. "i don't mind," he tells her quietly, "i wasn't brave either. i'm just glad you're ... are you okay?"