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Gabe often had to remind himself that he was staying for Kalika, he reminded himself of her gentle touch, and all that she offered him. He reminded himself that perhaps this could be his second chance at a family, and being naive to the ways of packs in general, the boy believed himself. He tried to block out the fact that these sisters thought so highly of themselves, that they were supposedly better than him. He may be a grunt to them, but at least they provided was he needed, and that was the best he'd had for a while.

When he heard Akantha's howl, the boy dragged his ass out of his makeshift den and made his way towards where she called from. When he arrived, he found that he was one of the first, other than Akantha herself and some other kid. Not just a kid at that, a male. He'd sort of assumed he was the only one, since he hadn't seen any others, but he was glad he wasn't alone. He went and sat by the boy's side, a slight smile on his face, then he turned to look at the matriarch.