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Harlowe did not know if his siblings were still within the confines of the Valley -- Caprica had disappeared before he left, and he did not see either of his sisters too often. Rio was the last one he had seen -- since that moment he had not been able to face any of his sisters. He feared his reaction, and he feared Rio's reaction more than anything. He had contemplated the aftermath of these actions many times over, and the pale-furred boy could not foresee anything good coming of what had happened. He had hurt her, he knew this -- and he would never tell his mother. She would not understand, and it would only serve to further separate them.
The chocolate-hued boy did not feel the cold -- he possessed a rather thick coat, though it was smooth and the fur lay nearly flat against his skin, adding to his sleek and skinny appearance. For the thickness of his fur, it lent him nothing where size was concerned. The dark-tipped male was engrossed with his own thoughts and his own head, as usual, so he did not see or hear the other creature until it spoke to him. Whirling about, expecting to find another canine, Harlowe was rather perplexed to view a stark black cat, brilliant green-hued eyes intelligently studying the Zepar.
“Yes,” he said flatly. There was indifference in the boy, as always -- it was for this reason, perhaps, that Harlowe was not so terrible a liar as one might think. He did not generally see any need to lie, but where his own feelings and thoughts were concerned, he was particularly protective. The memories of Rio and Phoenix Valley were especially valuable, especially insidious were they to escape his head -- he would not share these so easily. “You're a cat,” he observed intelligently, pondering why this smaller creature was so comfortable around a canine such as himself. The chocolate-tipped wolf had not known any cats at all -- just from pictures and the occasional glimpse of wildcat -- but this did not look like any wildcat. He had certainly never spoken to one before.
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