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kaskae, he thinks, sounds better when she says it. perhaps it was time he shed 'vex' and leave the boy in the past where he belonged and discover the man that bore the name in full. he was tartok now; and even if there was a slight twist in his chest as the thought that it was the last thing tying him to arbiter ...they had made their choices — all of them. for better or worse.

he is drawn from his thoughts as she mentions four little ones, born of her and rosalyn. babes meant that the pack was prospering ...and vex kaskae hoped that they were better behaved than he was. i look forward to seeing them, vex says with a small grin and then adds quickly, i promise not to be too bad of an influence. in a soft tease.

though, part of him genuinely means it: he'd been an awfully behaved child, after all.