His sisters' words confused him, but when was he not a little bit lost? Eyes danced from Song to Symphony, wondering what exactly they meant. It was not often they tried to explain his character when he was around, but it seemed a situation where nothing but honesty would do. He knew he was different, but his parents had taught him that they were all a little special in their own way. Anthem smiled simply as they talked to Jupiter, after explaining she was Song's Alpha. She lived here, and this was sort of like what their mom had been in their old pack; the leader.
The man did not question his sister's words; the meaning of certain things was lost to him, and he had learned to accept it long ago. But it surprised him when the one called Jupiter talked to him, and his tail wagged meekly behind him. "Yes, Anthem," he named himself with a flick of his ears, grin growing into a wide, goofy expression. For all his faults, Anthem was truly a pleasant man -- the most he could do was spread joy through the pack and play with the youngsters. It would be inevitable that he would overstep some boundaries eventually, and ultimately all of Ludicael would see how entirely useless he was, inept in the ways of even communicating with others, let feeding himself or helping others hunt -- but ignorance was bliss, and Anthem could not be happier. "Home?" He would question Song thoughtfully, the sheepish smile never faltering.
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