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Eligos listened as the little creature gave his answer, and nodded slowly, thoughtfully, watching as Armando rolled up the fabric pieces. The truth was that wolves rarely gave much thought to noncanines in their territory, except dangerous predators that needed to be watched. Unless someone had a yen to hunt for some odd raccoon-looking critter, he likely would have gone completely unnoticed if he had chosen to spy on them. "The risk of you being an undercover saboteur," he said with faint amusement, "is one I'm willing to take, given your attributes." He tilted his head to the side, studying him. "I would welcome you to Aerie. I do have one - well, two - more questions for you, Armando. What accommodations might Aerie make for one of your species? Our healer already grows herbs of the healing variety, I am sure that if you need a specific food source she would be happy to help if it can be grown here. And..." His mouth quirked a little into a smile as he gestured helplessly. "What is your species?"