Mount Everfall God loves his children

Cas was pretty pissed with Spring for spouting off all that ugly nonsense in front of Laurel, even though it was true. but he wasn't about to turn and glare at his alpha, undermining her in front of Reek. Laurel seemed curious about the dark man, and Casmir turned to stand alongside Laika, close enough to stop the stranger if he tried to grab Laurel and run. "no, he is not," the boy murmured gently to his daughter's question of Reek's dwelling with them. as fucking if.

Laika brought logic into the emotional scene with an explanation of what had gone on, though Cas wished she hadn't mentioned Saena. it was just as well, he decided -- his cousin would have been the one to greet Reek and probably attack him if she was here, and it was obvious she wasn't.

"so you see," Casmir intoned on the heels of his mate's gentle words, "Indra and Laurel are well-tended and cared for by a loving pack." they don't need you, was the silent tail of his sentence, blazing in his eyes as he fixed them on Reek. 

ball was in Spring's court now; Casmir would happily escort the stranger away with more than a warning nip.