Whitewater Gorge viii. "i am sorry someone loved you badly"

Connor looked jokingly offended when Rhaella called him and Lokie two large pups, but he gave a soft chuff in amusement at her comment. But when she shot him that glance, he realized that she was being serious, Conoor was going to object but if he felt if he did, Padma would feel unsafe. Plus he remembered that Rhaella was the leader so he had to respect her gestures and words, but he felt as though he was doing nothing wrong, yet again he was rather large and muscular in build to he would look intimidating to others. The large man gave a smile to Rhaella and a small nod, meaning that he understood and took no further offense, perhaps he was a little too excited to be forming a family and exploring new territory soon and that is what Connor really wanted to do, explore.

He wanted to tell Rhaella his intentions so that they could have a better understanding of each other, but this wasn't the time or place, but what caught his attention was Padma's reaction to Lokie. The girl seemed nervous and was jumpy, she gave a small warning growl to Lokie, and Connor being protective of his friends and family wouldn't initially approve of this action. But he knew that he would cause trouble if he did jump in so he decided to ignore it, though he hoped that Lokie wouldn't take it hard as Connor looked around his surroundings to distract himself and looked like he didn't see what she did. And he had to admit, Lokie needed to learn that not all wolves would be welcoming to his impulsiveness and even Connor had to let this slide but he didn't dwell on it too long.

Connor gave Padma one more assuring smile, she was young so Connor had to be the adult to make her feel welcome and he turned away to sniff around this area and see if he could find anything interesting. The titan male started thinking about the age gap between some of the wolves that he would be forming a group with, Rhaella was younger than him but she had proved that she was more than capable, and Lokie was his age but acted like he was a newborn which didn't bother Connor. To his knowledge, Connor seemed to be the eldest and he had to remember to be respectful and try his best to make sure others were comfortable around him.