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Vasiliy is by Raze!
It was just occurring to Vasiliy that he'd have to wait until daybreak to go exploring in any of the houses anyway, unless he wanted to stumble around in the dark. He ought to have brought more than one torch, too. His lack of foresight was depressing, and the dusky-furred wolf was considering wheeling around and heading back to the camp. He'd have to travel all the way up here some other time -- he could not hope to pilot the boat himself, and he dared not pester his fellow packmates to work so hard for such a petty reason.
His thoughts were so consuming, he nearly leapt out of his skin when a voice called out. The torch flew out of his hand and clattered to the floor. It rolled a few feet away, and his circle of light revealed a pair of feet and legs, the dim outline of the rest of a vaguely female shape just visible. The dusky hybrid held up both hands in a gesture of peace. He swallowed noisily and then shakily breathed out his fear. Sorry, he said, voice laden with its accent. He hadn't recognized the similar sound to her own voice with his fright. No harm. Sorry if I scare you, he repeated, thinking he might apologize twice. He was the one being creepy and wandering around at night, after all.
He realized, rather suddenly, that he knew her scent -- but from where? He had been many places and seen many things, and he'd met many Luperci in his travels. It took him a long moment, squinting toward her figure.
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