Noctisardor Bypass platinum edition

The sound of footsteps caused Kaertok to look over to see who was approaching. It was one of Arbiter's older kids. Kaertok honestly couldn't keep their names straight, even if he had been able to remember them. He had similar markings to his mother in the face, and his eyes were only one or two shades away from Arbiter's, too. The beta (which is what he would continue to call himself, pack labels be damned) recognized him as a non-threat, and he let his chin drop back to the ground.

Whatever the kid was up to probably wasn't his business anyway. And if the kid had come to find him, he could approach without issue.