Bearclaw Valley Meet me inside

they were both in on the playfulness, and merrick was dazzled by how well they had come to this point. "absolute freedom," he purred. "a history. a place to become yourselves. but before all that, i'll be honest with you if you ever need to come to me. i just expect it back." a direct point of contact with their leader. involvement in every part of ursus.
and blood.
he kept that to himself, cyclops gaze swinging between the two she-wolves. merrick did not speak again, for he felt that his statement stood alone. honesty was not something freely given, but to the boy, it was a tenet of his being, to say his mind whenever he meant to say it, and to accept nothing less than a listening ear.