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"Yum yum," was his reply to Kaskara's question, shooting Kieran another grateful look and a thump of his sandy tail. He licked his lips and the motion of his neck called his attention to his sticky bib of blood. He looked down at himself, then up at the two adults.

His eyes shifted between them for a few beats, then settled on Kaskara. "'M sticky," he stated the obvious. "Kin you help? Wath?" It was something his mother would have done had she been here, or Bazi in her absence, so Relonikiv instinctively looked to the only woman present to help him clean up his mess.