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He did want to play! She wasn't too surprised. Most everyone she'd approached so far had liked the game. It always left Skraeling feeling very happy and secure, and it seemed as though Shale needed a bit of that in his life. "It's real easy," she said blithely, nudging Shale in an attempt to get him on his side. "I'll show you - "

Whether he complied with her positioning or not, Skrae would go back to covering his muzzle in lingering licks and tiny nips, tail swaying happily behind her. It was not an overtly sexual advance - not that Skraeling would know either way - but neither was it purely platonic. Still, it came from a place of depth and compassion in the young shewolf, who had yet to find another way to share her simple but ardent affection for the wolves around her.