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Caru is leadership. This was another large thing to consider. He was surprised, when the caretakers had always been relegated below. But there wasn’t time to parse a response before she arrived, and at that point, he had attention for no one else.

He didn’t move away or flinch as she came towards him. Ashlar needed to know that she was real and here, and as they met, he pressed his muzzle into the thick fur around her neck, taking in her scent. He was so afraid he’d wake up and find himself alone, in the middle of nowhere, still searching without a trace.

Shaking, he closed his eyes and let out a breath he didn’t even know he’d been holding. You’re actually here. His voice was broken with relief and by the fact that he refused to pull away.