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lucas had never come home. while this aggravated and worried merrick for reasons he did not understand, he was equally tired of how bearclaw had stayed in turmoil. the adults wore their emotions like a dragging piece of fabric, and it was beginning to wear on the boy. 
that morning, he sought one of the older children, perhaps his favorite among them. piper was too busy acting like a grown-up and marten was reticent. wyatt; shy as always. along the way, merrick found a large toadstool that took him clear off his path and he barked roughly at it, unsure of its true properties.