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A sigh fell from the boy's chest after they waited and Hawkeye did not appear. For a moment, he began to wonder if the woman was still amongst them. Perhaps she had left their ranks. After all, without Ferdie, there wasn't much still tying her to them. Maybe her daughter would return to the Plateau and find her mother waiting there for her. Though it would be a blow to his pack's ranks, Summer found himself hoping for Ty's sake that that would be the case.

A smile slipped across his muzzle as she asked him to walk her back and his heart thrummed slightly at the idea that maybe she actually enjoyed his company. "Of course," he replied, stepping back towards the trail that would lead them down the mountain and back to the borders. He paused for a second as a impulse struck him, but before he could debate whether or not to act, he had already reached out and pressed his nose gently and briefly against the soft fur at the base of her ear. He pulled back to give her another smile, hoping these tiny motions would comfort any dissappointment she likely was suffering from not getting to see her mother, then motioned for her to follow as they began the trek back.

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