Snowforest Taiga the bottom's all i've found

Magically, the answer appears. He blinks once as he registers the sight of his father, otherwise betraying no hint of the mixed feelings that accompany his arrival. I'm fine. I'm starting a pack, He responds without thinking, cold and flat, following his first instinct to show his father that he's doing good, longer the failure of the family. He doesn't need him, or Lainie, or anyone. With my mate. He adds after a beat, wondering how Kavik will take it.