Dragoncrest Cliffs elsker at hade

Lingering on his own thoughts, he had barely noticed the little shadow that was trailing him. Too withdrawn to the inner turmoil that was brought up with one simple, silent gesture that spoke louder than any words were necessary. He even remembered the look Rosalyn had offered both men as she spoke, clearly sending a certain message out to them most of all as the tension had to have been palpable enough for her to do so - that or he was thinking too much into it. That was possible too. He frowned, wrinkles forming in their usual place as he stared down to the ground and --

A little sight caught his eye. A waving tail and big bright golden eyes looking directly his way. Now he could feel the eyes upon him, the feeling of being watched so to speak. Tilting his head just enough to get a better view of his observer, she was small... young, and certainly was one of the Alpha's children. Which one it was, he could not tell. 

"all de children in rusalka have only known us as mot'er." her words echoed, but not just the words... the undertone that trailed behind them. That certainty that she didn't see him as a father, that he should not think of it either to overstep the boundaries place (it didn't help that he and Rosalyn haven't spoken of said boundaries yet as all he does is assume ಠ╭╮ಠ)

To the best of his abilities, he tried to keep his head tilted so that the damaged side was as out of sight as possible, not wanting to give the child nightmares or scare her away. Gently he sat onto his haunches, focussing his one eye on the young lady and simply offered an inviting tilt of his head to see if she wanted to chat or something. He couldn't be certain of the members of Sapphique and how he viewed them, but the children, he would cherish them like any member should and do his part for their proper upbringing without crossing into "father" territory.