Bearclaw Valley one who is already beyond life himself

"i think so, too." there had been a time where merrick believed that evien might have betrayed him, poisoned him, or otherwise found a way to turn his back upon ursus. the moment had never come; he knew it now to be a paranoia common to himself, and nodded at the physician.
"go talk to her. i'll find the kids." all four of them, he supposed, though merrick was no fan of the tension their adoption had caused amid his own brood. he was not to any degree as involved with the quartet, not when compared to his lover's daily work, but neither was he blind. something must be done.
for now he stood to his paws, grinned through the rain. "you deserve this, evien. do not ever forget that."