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Despite her arguments she slowed down somewhat and they continued their journey and conversation. She shared that her mother just had three pups too, which seemed perfect. "How old are they now?" he asked with interest, finding it pretty cool that Alya, too, had parents who were just now having their next pups. Perhaps not the same way that he was with Valette, but it was close enough for him.

As she mentioned Hydra being the Beta of the pack, Nikai looked impressed. He couldn't imagine being Beta, and truthfully was happy to not be burdened with such a task so that he could explore and live his simple life. "Wow! That's pretty impressive." He wanted to add 'for her age' but then didn't, thinking it might come off the wrong way. "Do you get to do cool scout missions a lot?" He had only had a bunch of missions — well, more like one that he'd failed at — and wondered if Alya had more experience.