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Oh. Oh! He nearly choked on the strip of meat he had been working on tearing off when she mentioned her name, the word Blackthorn taking him by surprise. What were the odds? "W-wait," he spluttered, straightening up to face her directly. He took another closer look at the woman, specifically at her spine, which did indeed bear their family stripe. He gave a gasp as his face lit up, tail beginning to wag excitedly. "Did you say Blackthorn? Do you know Finley? A-and Elwood?" he almost stumbled over his words in his glee. "I'm a Blackthorn!" He didn't have the same stripe to prove it, but he hoped she had faith in his words.

Oh right, she had also asked him a question! Quickly, he added, "Oh, u-uh, and from a Plateau — Redhawk Plateau!" Though where that particular plateau actually was, Lucca hadn't the faintest clue.