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she accepts Augur's greeting with a faint smile, which fades as the boy addresses her with one startling word—

"Ma?"

of course she isn't, but Avicus is loath to pass up the opportunity. mmm, she murmurs, and draws closer to the young wolf, suppressing the urge to pass her tongue over his head to soothe him.

alone, and too young for it.

come, she orders, voice firm but soft, talking to both of them now. she begins to pad deeper into the territory, head tilted to watch them follow. they'll escort the boy to the rendezvous, where he can rest—and then they can figure out what to do with this newest predicament.