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deciding to set this after his thread w spring

Casmir followed Rowan the short distance to where her kids wre playing, and his heart melted at the sight of their tussling little bodies. and their names. badass. she asked him what had happened, and the boy cooled noticeably, keeping his eyes trained on the pups while he lowered his haunches to the ground to watch them.

"they didn't want to come home," Casmir finally muttered, turning his gaze back to Rowan. "Indra was too scared and Laurel --  Laurel hates her mom." he sighed heavily. "Saena isn't coming home either. she's staying close to Larksong in case the girls change their mind, but she's moving on."

he stared at his paws. "Saena told me to take this place back. it belongs to the family. and when i got home, Spring offered me the Beta position. so i guess that was meant to me." again he lifted his eyes back to the softness of Rowan's own. "Aria and Constantine left Donnelaith. Deedee and Em are leading. they want to make it how dad wanted. i ... i don't know if i can go back, though."

"what do you want to do, Rowan?"