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Terra launched into her story, and Hati felt himself relaxing, listening to her natural talent at weaving tales. Now he knew it was fiction, and could enjoy it as such. She spoke of each animal as an individual entity, representatives of their species that could somehow influence their size and shape and therefore protect their race more efficiently. It would be interesting if that were true, and they could trade favors with other species to change what they looked like. Hati liked being a wolfdog, though, so he probably wouldn't change anything about his looks -- if he could be smarter, stronger, or cooler, those would be far more tempting options for the self-conscious youth. "So Coyote made Rabbit smaller? But... it didn't really help, we still eat rabbits all the time," he added seriously. "If they were big enough to dig these tunnels, we wouldn't have to eat very many at all to be full... Did Coyote realize that?" He offered her a sheepish smile, not meaning to interrupt her story with his logic. He liked her playful energy, even if he could not match it; her presence was uplifting. Hati was often lost in his thoughts, a true introvert, and friendly encounters like this were rare for him, something he appreciated. He hoped Terra felt the same about his company, though he could not tell if she was simply humoring him because he was Skoll's brother.
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