and darling

Aki couldn't help but raise a brow at her statement. Didn't know she had a kid? He wasn't entirely certain how to explain that to her. "He was born.. not too long ago,"  he admitted with a small shrug of his shoulders. The male was all too familiar with the sentiment that monogamy was the best way to live - at least, it seemed like most wolves in these lands shared these thoughts. Admitting anything different could be controversial, and the last thing he wanted to do was upset someone here. He wasn't ever so cautious but now that his son was living here, he was keen on making the transition from Abaven to rogue life as seamless as possible. "We're only staying for a bit longer. We should be ready to leave in the next few weeks."  As much as he didn't want to delve into the details, she'd notice eventually that Renhett was on her own and that he and Kai had left, so there was no harm in explaining it now.

"Do you enjoy living here, Sandpiper?"  He asked after a moment, his question a conversational one more than anything. It seemed a decent enough pack, if he had to admit it, of all the ones he had encountered. The wolves certainly were pleasant. He found himself grinning at her question. "I don't mind at all,"  he answered with ease, tusked head shaking side to side. "I was born with these. My father had them, too. I like to pretend they were a gift from the gods, but if you ask my sisters they'd be more inclined to say I'm some kind of mutated freak.""  He grinned quite fondly at the thought, letting out a chuckle after he spoke.