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Oh. She didn't know.
Wait —
She didn't know! Kel took a step back at her flinch and shifted anxiously, fretting already over how he would tell her. Oh - ah, Faun... He stammered. You - you're in heat! Then his ears flattened and he stepped closer again, indecision carrying him in a circle around her.
He circled only once, then moved to inspect the tree as if it had suddenly become the most interesting thing in the world. Kel didn't really see it, even as he appeared to inspect the damage closely. He was lost in his own head, anxiety-ridden and detaching more by the moment. It took him several seconds to pull himself out of the spiral and turn his gaze back to Faun.