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Her disgusted interpretation of 'butt-monkey' nearly brought tears to Reek's eyes from laughing so hard. His colorfull language sometimes had the habit of getting away from him; where he had only meant to make Esaro their own personal lacky, he could see where Tavi would have jumped to another conclusion that Reek found entirely too comical. Without explaining the subtext behind it, the topic was dropped and their conversation became far more serious.

Reek's laughter faded away in time to listen to Tavi's concerns. With how close she had been with Ukko, Reek couldn't possibly bring himself to understand how abandoned Tavi must have felt. The two had been practically inseparable from the beginning; attached at the hip at all times. But now, he was gone. Still, Tavi wasn't completely alone. "We're close," he admitted, not wishing to cheapen what she had with Ukko, but to simply air his opinion. At this point, Reek found his attraction to Tavi to much to deny. He hadn't shared a closeness like this since things were new with Saena.

"You know, I don't think any of us really know what we're doing," he reassured. Reek's own leadership style was one characterized by half flailing/half mistakes... but his pack had yet to burn down— well, this one at least. "I mean, it's hard... but if I can fumble through, I'm sure you'll do just fine."