Sea Lion Shores 'Cause they know who is righteous, what is bold, so I'm told

For all that Tuvaq was excited to see these big creatures, and as willing as he'd be to run up to them, it was clear that Acheron did not want to be there. And for the first time, in his entire life, did Tuvaq take notice of the levels of comfort of another wolf. Even further still, he did something about it.

Tuvaq had always had a hard time understanding emotion, and much more so empathizing or wanting to help alleviate those emotions. But Acheron was jumpy and nervous and very much looked like he would rather be anywhere but there, and Tuvaq... well, he didn't like that at all. Surprisingly, even to himself, he wanted to fix that.

"Actually," he began, turning to lead Acheron away, so he wouldn't have to be near the big, scary, interesting creatures anymore, "maybe we could do something else." Hazel eyes flicked up to blue and he offered the freckled boy a smile. "Whatever you want."