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Yeah, work has eaten up a good part of my free time in the past couple of years too. I definitely can sympathize with you on that end.
I'm gonna tag @Moz here to see if Manda will pop in. :)

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At the remark made about his skill in hunting, Kierkegaard dipped his head to agree to the comment. Yes, after nearly four years of living off of the land with only one true companion, hunting became something of a priority. He had become a fair fisher in his time in the Teekon area, too. Oftentimes – and certainly with the injury to his hock – hunting down game that could run away was difficult, and the pallid brute was not opposed to alternative measures of keeping himself alive. With Moz, as well, he had not suffered nearly as much as he should have. Had it not been for his dark-furred sibling, Kierkegaard certainly would have lost his life to the infection or to starvation. He had Caiaphas to thank for his life, as well. The coywolf female had not only aided him when the laceration to his leg had gotten much worse, she had also pointed him in the direction of the Spine. So far, he trusted her more than any other outside of his immediate family.
At the mention of Moz, Kierkegaard lifted his head just slightly and turned his muzzle in the direction that the golden male peered. “She is the better hunter of the two of us,” he remarked carefully. Part of him felt as though if he were to call, she would come. It would have been more beneficial for her to be there, to speak for herself. It was a marvel that the alpha was even listening to Kierkegaard speak in her absence and even consider accepting the siblings into his ranks. “I will call for her,” he then added with a swift nod of his skull before lifting his muzzle upwards and calling to his darker half. If she would come to his side, it would have been more favorable for the DeMonte-Sairensu pair. If not, Kierkegaard would be left to leave the borders of the Spine for another time.