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As small as the pup was in comparison to him, when compared to the other pups of the litter he could see that Alder was built heavier and that his paws were larger. It was obvious that he hadn't taken that from Anu. One would think that pups would be an equal mix of both sire and dam, but that almost never seemed to be completely the case. Haven himself had taken, in body and color at least, completely after his sire. His fur was a bit shorter and his orange coloring was unique. It seemed that Alder too would be taking after that line of his blood. In the long run though, blood didn't matter nearly as much as the actual emotional connections. His physical appearance was the only thing he had in common with the man that had contributed his genes, and his connection with his birth mother was more or less severed. Anu was the one he still clung to, and these little boys were lucky to have her.
Parenthood wasn't something that he and Princess had discussed. It wouldn't surprise him if she had similar fears to him. Her mother had been awful, though a bad example was better than none at all. At least Princess would know how not to act. His sister's words made him smile, feeling a bit better about his concerns. "Thanks Mati." Still, he didn't know if he could breach the topic to his mate. He wouldn't even know how to start such a conversation. "Yeah, I guess you're right," he said brightly. As Mati removed her finger from their brother's mouth, Haven offered his up to Alder, seeing if the little guy wanted to chew on the digit as his littermates did.
It didn't surprise him that Mati wanted to be a mother. He knew without even having to ponder it that she would be the best sort of parent any pup could ask for. Also females seemed to have those urges where males did not. It wasn't that Haven't didn't want to be a parent, it just wasn't something he had given much thought to and there was nothing pulling him in that direction currently. Her next words made him pause though, and he looked to her curiously. "Why?" He didn't understand. Not having a guy at the moment would make it kind of complicated, he guessed, but it wasn't anything that couldn't be remedied.
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