Neverwinter Forest Look what I found

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“Why don't Haoniyao and Jackalope-”

Out of all the wolves present, and capable of going for a scouting mission, he got paired not with one of the pretty young women he'd taken a shining to- oh no. The wolf he got paired with wasn't even pretty- he was too handsome to have been considered pretty. And the main issue, of course, was that he'd been paired with another male. The only reason he'd volunteered whatsoever was so that he could act as an escort- and basically spend the entire trip with someone that was easy on the eyes so he could be distracted from whatever boring task they were supposed to be doing by flirting with them. Perhaps Mal had realized as much- and had chosen to pair him with Haoniyao for that very reason.

He drew in a deep, reluctant breath, and listened as Mal doled out the other pairings, though he was distracted, for a moment, by the way Haoniyao reached out to touch one of the Vals, with a sort of affection that hinted they had some sort of a relationship. Odd, then, that Mal hadn't chosen to pair the two of them up- and discouraging, considering that one of the pretty, ice-eyed sisters was potentially off the market. At least, then, he might have something to talk with Haoniyao about as they travelled.

They were warned to beware of the Saints, and by this point, Jackalope had forgotten what it was they were even supposed to be looking for. The child, he reminded himself- one that looked like the pale daughter Miriam had. So when Mal concluded his advice, Jackalope glanced over at Haoniyao, and his gaze lingered there for a moment, just long enough so that he could hopefully catch his packmate's gaze, and give him a nod, and a wink, for good measure.