Noctisardor Bypass [raid] gunpowder meddling

merrick grinned. "once upon a time," he began, voice a rusted purr, "your mother had a sister named indra. indra was my mom. that makes us ... mmm ... cousins, i think." the irritation of the boy was not lost on him, and had merrick more time, he might have forced the child to explore this down to its sordid root.
"i want to find aunt laurel because she took indra away from me. and now indra is dead." he leaned closer, whispering, "i think laurel should be dead too."
"now," and he snuck a look for another rivenwood wolf, before wetting his lips and jerking his muzzle at the kid. "lead on."