Neverwinter Forest at everything you can reach

Honestly, with things as weird as they had been lately, Mal wasn't sure what a chunk of the pack was up to. Stuff had been weird, and he'd been wrapped up in most of it. Okay, he knew that they were around, anyone could scent that, so he wasn't amazingly concerned... And with everything with Cupid, he wasn't too keen on people who'd ask too many questions about what was going on... He had feelings and he didn't wanna deal with them, the end.

He figured he'd go check on the caches, see if today was a day he needed to hunt to make sure all his kids were fed or if he could just pluck things from there and give his brain a break. Mal hadn't quite gotten there yet when he heard a familiar little voice calling out. He paused, looking up, trying to pinpoint where it came from. The second call did the job and Mal rerouted to go find out what his son was up to. For his kids, he'd put on a less-grim face, gentle smile as he trotted on over, Hey to you! was his reply before he popped into view. What're you doin' out this far? It wasn't accusatory -- a little playful, curious for sure. Did Miriam know? Was Asmoses' usual shadow far behind him?