Aslan on the other hand was opposite to Arivae, there was his litter and one other consisting of uncles and an aunt in Threar. Both contained three pups and so the thought that there could be a pup born into their own litter, no siblings around them was a new one for him. He certainly hadn't meant for his shock or slight sympathy to show on his expression, he hadn't even dared think about the topic too much but it was too late, Arivae had noticed the change and his single word comment had her suspecting that something was wrong.
Hastily the boy would shake his head in response. "No." He would answer verbally as well. "Just thinking." He would explain, though it was likely that such a short answer still wouldn't stop her worries that perhaps she had said something wrong though Aslan didn't consider this a possibility, he certainly didn't mean to upset the girl in anyway.
