Larksong Grotto She will feed you tomatoes and radio wires

As a creature who felt little shame, it took a lot to make Reek uncomfortable in a social situation. However, Ditty's meantion of pups unsettled Reek in a strange way. Of course, the coywolf was at no fault -- he didn't know of the family Reek had left behind in the Maplewood, nor the pups that would soon be born without a father. A lump formed in the back of Reek's thoat. He opened his mouth to speak, but only sound that passed his lips was a dry wheeze.

"Uh— No," he answered. The more Reek thought about it, the more he figured he wasn't made for mateship. His selfish desires had already destroyed two, and after seeing what he had done to Saena, Reek didn't want to put Tavi through the same amount of pain. "We haven't put any labels on anything," for now, that was how Reek intended to keep things. He enjoyed their fun. He enjoyed her company. Why ruin it with making things too serious?

As far as pups went, there was a distinct possibility. Their affair had taken place right in the height of Tavi's heat, however, Reek discounted the possibility of a pregnancy taking place with denial and naivety. "Probably not this spring, but who knows?" Reek rolled his shouders forward in a shrug.  Of course, he had always wanted a family, but after destroying one, he was unsure if he would ever be ready for that sort of responsibility.