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Though he'd flashed a quick grin, Mal was less easily distracted, watching Matty's attention turn to the snow, being rather casual about it all. A slight tilt of his head, but he didn't mention it. The way Mal had always understood it was that being in a pack was kind of a big deal, so wouldn't someone stay more focused? Hm. He wasn't sure what to make of it. Something to keep an eye on, maybe, if there weren't any giant red flags popping up.

But Matty wasn't completely out of it, apparently. Enough to give Mal something to respond to, How well do you pass on what you know? Got a few younger folks who didn't have the best start, need some catching up to where they should be. There were probably only a few months age gap between Matty and the trio of sub-year-old wolves Mal had gathered, but if Matty had a good start, then maybe he'd have a better idea of how to get everyone where they should be. So we're still figuring out what all we really need, once they're where they should be it'll be easier to see the big picture. It might not be what he wanted to hear, but it was definitely something that had to happen. If not, there were probably other things, too.