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glaukos.
he cast a large shadow. kikimora was warm against her, and druid stood now to her flank. but her sister's sentiment did not find a reflection on her face.
instead she watched him thoughtfully. heda had pushed away her resentments for so long that she no longer felt them. she did not forget that without the timely arrival of the hollow wolves, they might have all starved by now without this man.
and because she saw in his face a ghost of the fatherly concern she had seen in caracal's own, she murmured, "they're all right. healthy. strong."
she cleared her throat. "it's going to confuse them now if you're involved." it hurt to say, not for her, but for the barb it might lend to his heart. 
the golden eyes studied glaukos without malice, paw raising quietly to stroke kikimora's head in reassurance.