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Kass lifted his head at the faint rustling of pawsteps, and the sight of Ebony's newest member surprised him. Not that she wasn't allowed out of pack lands, because she was, but just surprising that he'd see her here. After all, "outside of pack lands" was a big place. "I remember you," he assured her. "I'm sorry I haven't done much to help you settle in. I've been a little... distracted lately." That was putting his anxious, scattered feeling mildly. "I've been meaning to test you for the rank you wanted as a healer," he told her, gently changing the subject to her instead of him. He didn't really want to talk about... the guilt, and the self-doubt, the fear. He wasn't entirely sure he wanted company at all... though Rommel's warmth against his side was surprisingly welcome. She was a pack member though, so he rallied against the dragging depression. "How are you getting along with Nikolai?" He remembered he'd assigned Nikolai as a guide for her - though he also remembered how smitten the older male had appeared when he'd first come upon them.