Noctisardor Bypass 'lo, there do i see my mother

it is only the time between he declares rather astutely that he was searching for mahler and mahler's affirmation that he was found that worripa is left to contemplate why. perhaps it was instinctual, for the graf was undeniably the closest thing to a father that worripa had. or perhaps it was just because he felt a bit stifled around all the females he spent his time with — to no one's fault. if worripa'd been older it might've been an awkward lull, but he is not old enough to feel that kind of social awkwardness and thus does not. his tail wags, unaware that he is supposed to fill the silence.

he is relieved of the duty when mahler breaks the silence, asking if he'd like to join him on a patrol. not totally unfamiliar with the term — even if what it entailed was lost to him — he is eager as responds, yes!