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Ok, at this point alarm bells should have been going off. Yet the alpha male had been going through a period of disconnect, as happened sometimes. Whereas he should have questioned why the heck Lasher would question their friendship, instead the fact felt natural, for surely he too could feel the distance? Doubtless when all was said and done he would marvel at the thickness of his head at this moment, but for now, he questioned nothing.

"If there is some secret I would love to know," he said, happy that Lasher seemed understanding in his admittance rather than dismissing it as stupidity. "I'd appreciate it." It was true Lasher seemed much more adept at connecting and forming lasting relationships with others. There were very few that Dante could profess the same to.