Dawnlark Plains back when all her quiet words were thunder

dawn's sharp answer did not surprise him; he accepted it with a nod, knowing there was not much more he could do. then loir began to speak again, and the sorrow in her voice made him turn his head, a little surprised.

he did not handle tears well, despite being so quick to emotion himself. loir's obvious distress made an already strained encounter between himself and his former mate all the more stressful. grimacing a little, he cast a glance that was half-helpless, half-amused at dawn, and nosed the kill an inch or so closer to her.

"i'll leave you ladies to talk," adi murmured, blinking sympathetically at loir before padding off. whatever needed to be worked out, they could do it without his presence.