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i do not think tytonidae will come, aditya replied, the name of his once-mate spilling somewhat clumsily over his tongue. she and our son are happy elsewhere. and i am glad ani is happy here.

he sighed, and settled alongside eljay, tail curled slightly round his paws in embarrassed admission.

i have not been the best father, he continued. i have not looked out after my children—they've scattered, and i don't know where they are. my own father. . .i never knew him, adi added, glancing at eljay.

did he know? perhaps not. the familiar pelage—they'd made their home here for some time, and eljay likely knew his father. and his children, too.

ani in a place with roots—

i just want her to be happy, he admitted in a whisper, breath fogging upon the chilly air.