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Her face fell into confusion. Ah, so he was wrong, and her words confirmed so.
"Good," he replied easily with a soft smile.
God help those who disobey the roots of this pack.

But he listened to her with a nod.
He felt the same way.
"Our numbers grow small, but with winter coming I'm sure we will get busier. I'll teach you how to hunt if you'd like?" He used to specialise in bird hunting and teaching Keen had kept him sharp in his skills.
"But this place isn't calm. Stick with me or Ky- Donovan for a few days and you'll see," he gave her a cheery smile to make the grave look his eyes held. The constant threats from Ursus. The pressure of being so close to them in a canyon which...the food source is thinning in.

"If it's fun you're looking for, I'll try and make border patrol something to look forward to," he chuckled softly as ideas ran into his mind. Not realising he sounded like a total creep. His thoughts were of scavenger hunts.