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Stark was surprised how much Valette seemed to light up at the idea of him staying long term. That made him happy; as attached as he was to his sister she seemed happy there too and maybe it would be perfect for them. With Valette seeming to be fond of them both it was even better. He smiled as she moved a bit closer, finishing off his meal so that he could move too and let her rest against him if she chose to. 
"Well I'd hate to break your heart," He said with a smile - teasing her a bit. In truth it made his heart stammer to think that she might honestly miss him; maybe it wasn't so foolish for him to get attached to her and her family. 

When she asked about his chest Stark gave a sigh, closing his eyes for a moment. "I try to forget about it." Stark admitted quietly, leaning over to nuzzle into her scruff. He laid his head across her shoulder - it was a good excuse to not have to make eye contact while he recounted the story. To date she was the only one who had asked him about what happened to him, no one else had ever questioned it or seemed to notice. he thought he'd done a good job hiding it but apparently she'd gotten that close and been that thorough. "I was captured by a rouge band. They attacked me, held me down - impaled me with a large stick. I had to pull it out of my chest. I think they just wanted to watch me die." Stark wasn't sure what the point had been and to this day still didn't understand. 

"I ran into a pack that took me in and healed me, I hunted for them and protected their borders through winter before I started roaming again and eventually ended up here....the rest is history, as they say." He knew he was lucky that he'd been saved and hadn't died from infection - he had to think there was a reason he had made it.