Haunted Wood another way out

Clarence felt his ears press back to his head and his brows knitted together. Yeah, it might have been a bad idea to go on his own, but Clarence didn't think Valour was an idiot. And he certainly didn't deserve to be hurt because of it. The words made him uncomfortable and for the first time ever, he drew away from Santiago.

"Both of us are okay," he told him, a little hurt and possibly a tiny bit angry. "I don't think it was a good idea to go, either, but I couldn't let him go by himself. And... I don't need your permission." He was grown - grown enough, anyway, and he didn't want to be told what to do by his mate. Santiago was not his parent, and he needed to know that. 

Still, he wanted him, desperately, and hesitantly leaned against him when Santiago offered comfort. "I don't think they were that interested in me. Mostly Valour," he admitted.