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The grey woman surprised him by referring to both Novella and Frith by name. She knows them? It should not have been so surprising - even before the challenge, he had still been fairly new and knew nothing of the ties that his alphas kept with their neighbors. All of that had been beyond his scope of understand, outside the reach of things he felt qualified to know, and so he had never made any attempts to find out. But it still felt strange to find connections to people he did not know, though not so strange as the unexpected guilt her remark of supporting them during the challenge elicited. Dropping his head guiltily, Miksa averted his gaze. He should have been there too.
He kept his eyes averted though he listened attentively as the wolf identified herself as Surreal Adravendi, and added what connection she posed with him and his displaced, disbanded pack. That statement, unexpected as it was, caused his bright yellow eyes to rise and view her a little cautiously, trying to judge the truth behind her words as well as the likelihood of what she promised. He had not been there to see the fight and so had no idea what a challenge the victor posed, but even then he was not sure if seeing that wolf fall would satisfy him. Threar was still gone, and nothing was likely going to bring that back.
A little slower to notice, Miksa caught the scent of another wolf after Surreal had, and realizing she had already found the individual he turned and followed her gaze with his own. He could see the wolf now, young and a little hesitant while she watched them, as if unsure whether to come closer. The boy glanced back at Surreal and, catching the questioning sort of glace she shot his way, felt suddenly nervous. He was supposed to decide what to do? His weight shifted from one foreleg to the other as he considered his options for a moment and decided to do just as he had done a second ago with Surreal. "If you're looking for Threar, it's gone." he called out to the silent, hesitant wolf. How many more times would he be forced to say that to someone? It made him feel worse with each telling.
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