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Her responses were short and left him little room to further the line of conversation. It was almost as though they'd reached a natural end to the conversation, but Fig felt as though he needed to cling to it. Like this might be the last they ever had. And while he knew it wouldn't be because he wouldn't let it, he did wonder if she was going to see that it was.

"Yeah," he said, pausing for a beat before taking a breath and adding, "Hey, I thought I might go spend some time with mom's newest pack of beasts. Wanna come with? We can pick our favorites and pit them against each other?" Fig smiled, but it was a weak one. He fully suspected he had just given her an out and she wouldn't hesitate to take it.