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He made no reply when Rue countered him, though he did listen. He cringed a little when she tried to clean him, not because he didn't want her touch (he did), but because he was still feeling quite embarrassed about his emotional outburst. Gods, what would his twin sisters say if they saw him?

They came to a soft patch of grass not far from the stream, within view of Hobbit Hill but far enough away that Caracal didn't mind it. He flopped down listlessly, then let out a gusty sigh. He looked around to make sure Tierra and Sphyra weren't nearby before curling tightly into a ball, tucking his nose under his tail and squeezing his eyes shut.

He popped one open just before his auntie shuffled away to attend to things more important than overgrown babies. "Thanks, Auntie Woo," he murmured, perhaps too softly to be heard, then hunkered down in the grass, trying to disappear.