I doubled my wage

It wasn't long after he spoke was the gap between the two wolves was closed and Alaric found himself in a brief warm embrace of Atreyu. His body noticeably stiffened under her touch, he damned near flinched. It hit him that the last sign of affection he'd ever received was from Jackdaw, his adopted father figure, who would bump into him warmly when he was proud or shake his paw. The realization made him blink and ground him back to reality, he gave a gently squeeze back before Atreyu pulled away completely. He cleared his throat. "As am I." He stated briefly, trying to shake the awkwardness that he felt. "Did you want anything from the bear?" He asked her curiously. Perhaps the pelt? Or the claws? He didn't need anything from it but he knew it was courtesy to at least ask.