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@Atuaserk @Sitamat @Pingasut @Malrok Parents are allowed to join too, of course.

Happiness. His heart was bursting with love for Iqniq and Tonravik's litter. They were not his children – not by a long shot – but he has spent an entire month fretting over them. It was an implacable train of thought that troubled him most nights. Too often would he wake with those pups on his mind. Even weirder, it was always nighttime when these spells occurred. But now, now he has seen them. Smelled them, touched them, heard them...He was smitten. Positively smitten.
INDENTNow that Tonravik felt at ease in letting the pack interact with her children, Tatsuya's spirits soared. His preferred she-bear was no longer den ridden. That in and of itself was a definite plus. She still persists, never far from her brood. The Gamma expected nothing less. At least now he could come visit her without repercussion. He so did miss their time together.
INDENTTrotting gaily to the den site, the Gamma occasionally stopped to urinate and readjust the bones in his mouth. He carried two, but he was beginning to question how many he should have brought. The pronghorn he brought home long ago has started to rot, bones jabbing through what little flesh was left on the carcass. Tatsuya chewed and chewed at the exposed rib bones, teeth wearing away the protective surface. They broke beneath his ceaseless mastication. The bones themselves were longer than the pups, so two might be overboard.
INDENTToo late. The den site came into view. The Gamma woofed to announce himself, not wanting to alert whoever guarded Tonravik's progeny. Hearing no protests, Tatsuya laid down some paces away from the den opening. Slipping one bone into the crease of his armpit, he 'held' the other with his paws and began chewing on it noisily. From what he has seen of the pups, they were overeager to explore the world outside of the den. Nonetheless, the wolverine came prepared with ivory lures just in case. Come on out, fuzzballs. I've got a surprise for you.