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A flick of an inky ear in Benedict's direction was the only indication that the alpha had become aware of his packmate's arrival. He was grateful for the support, but he refused to remove his eyes from the peculiar stranger. The man began to talk, his words only serving to further confuse Kavik. And then he began to pace a little, and Kavik tensed, relaxing some when the man seemed to come out whatever strange state he had been in. He stared at the other man for a few seconds, unsure quite how to respond to his question. How long have you what? he finally asked, deciding to go for maybe clearing things up first before jumping in to the more pressing matter of what the hell was wrong with this odd wolf. It normally wouldn't make him so uncomfortable to have someone clearly in need near the borders, but Kavik couldn't help the protective urge that came with being a new father and as much as he wanted to help this man, his need to keep his family safe won out.