Talk enough sense and you'll lose your mind

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He watched her as she rose to her paws, a flicker of disappointment passing along his face for the briefest of moments. Some part of him had hoped she might choose to come with him of her own volition. He could imagine the two of them in their own little worlds even among the other members of the pack, wolves who didn't quite fit in. But then he wasn't sure that could ever be true for him again, he was his brother's successor and he hoped, would some day be a leader. Still he longed for a connection with someone who could understand his more solitary nature, or at least sympathize with his struggles.

She spoke and he shook his head again, she was no bother to him. He certainly hadn't planned of saving anyone today but he also genuinely didn't see it as an inconvenience.   "I'll hang around a bit, if you fall again just give me a shout." A rare smile gracing his features as he teased her lightly. Her humorous tone helped to ease him slightly, even as he felt his stomach knot at the idea of her rejection. "If you ever are in need of assistance please do feel free to come and find me. I usually stick further south and to the west..." He offered softly, the idea of her seeking him out made his stomach feel... weird.

He grimaced slightly as she spoke of his sister and before he could even think words were tumbling from his lips. "My sister, no friends to speak of," for a moment his mind flashed to the blue eyed girl and the tender moment they had shared; then the fluttering in his chest hardened and he felt hollow, "And certainly no love-" He cut off suddenly, his own embarrassment and shock visible as the blush upon his face and the wideness of his eyes.

"Please pretend you never heard that."