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The fur along his spine bristled—his form bent in a faint twist as he smoothed a tongue over the shallow cut along his shoulder. A stupid mistake—but thankfully one that only led to a moment of irritation.

Pulling back, his ears slid back as he considered—he needed to call a meeting with Arric and Arlette, but he wasn’t keen on popping them out of their wedded bliss of a bubble just yet, even if the to-do list was getting strikingly long.

The appearance of River and four pups was a ringer he hadn’t anticipated.

Muttering a quiet profanity below his breath—the man swung back up to his paws, ebony pelt shaking beneath the oncoming cold winter air. About to turn and trace another round along the borders—maybe explore even further, @Suzu and her missing pup never far from his mind—the graceful sight of Morwenna was caught in the distance, and he stilled only for a moment before the Mayfair began to prowl toward her.

Any greeting he was about to offer held like ash on his tongue at the look on her face. “Hey. What’s wrong?”