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Clearly the other wolf was unhappy with him, and Alarian suddenly felt rather guilty. He hadn't wanted to intrude, to mess up someone else's living space-- he had only wanted to play. Though the boy's first instinct had been to lie to cover his ass, he ultimately felt inclined to do as she said and clean up his own mess, so he stood awkwardly.
Do you live here? His ears flattened in shame as he spoke, tail tucking close to his body. The boy's stance was submissive, but his glittering eyes were fixed a bit more boldly on the dark wolf, both remorseful and inquisitive at once. He started nosing the debris into a pile. I didn't mean to upset you.