Because it's just not natural otherwise

It didn't take Ace long to realize they weren't alone. He could smell the scent of another in the area, someone unknown to him. He kept alert in the event it was an enemy, though they didn't smell like Erovrare. No, his nose told him it was a rogue instead of one of his nephew's warriors. "Find your own den buddy! This one's mine!" Head turned in the direction of the voice, and through the darkness he could pick out the smaller form of a pup. That was odd...what was a kid doing this far north by himself? "Calm down kid, we're just waiting for the storm to pass." He countered, remaining where he was. He wasn't about to high tail it out into a blizzard because some kid didn't want him there. His gaze remained on the spot where the kid stood. He would neither try to get him or...do anything, really. The boy was no threat to him.

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