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Orange eyes, stupidly brilliant in the ways of feral beasts, watched her with the same intensity he might study an unfamiliar animal. She was still very much a mystery to him, despite having known her intimately over these past several months. This was why her words surprised him. It did not sound like a trick, and while he wondered if this was not a half-truth, he found the answer was not what he expected. It seemed that the lanky coyote with the emerald eyes had been plotting with the dark witch.
Had he any loyalty to Naniko, he might have found this idea upsetting. Yet she and Teddy had proven ineffective leaders, both giving into temptations of the flesh and balking from their duties. This made them weak. Larkspur saw within this realm of possibilities and answer to his own unhappiness. His ears lifted slightly, betraying this interest. “Yes,” he answered, knowing that to stay without her and without his children would be disastrous. He would not abandon this woman, even if she abandoned him in her heart. “Yer both plannin’ t’lead?” Eris lacked physical strength, but she had earned his respect in many ways. Sirius was different; Larkspur saw him only as a babysitter, and doubted the hybrid’s abilities even now.
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