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He was expecting to have to track her down. Instead, she had found him! Ashlar let out a happy woof of greeting and bounced a step forward, tail wagging. He knew better than to invade her space but even months with Ursus couldn't temper his boyish enthusiasm.

She seemed less happy to see him but he didn't mind. Catching her confusion, he stopped and his smile turned a tad sheepish.

You left, but I wanted to h... help. Unless... unless she'd rather he didn't?

That thought hadn't occurred to Ashlar until this moment and as it did, his look shifted to slightly stricken. If... it's okay. If she'd left to leave him as well as home, he would go and would not hold it against her. They were different and he'd failed her a few times. He knew that, depending on what she wished of him, there was a chance he'd fail her again. And suddenly he was unsure, coming here as he had and assuming she'd wish him to join. Perhaps she'd wanted him to stay.