It was probably for the best that Terra had not remained in the Catori-Haskel household for her whelping, because she would not have much peace and quiet. There was tension there, dark clouds obscuring those who lived under that roof. Vigilante and Skoll wanted to search, but neither father or son had turned up the trail of the one that attacked Ayita. She hadn't told them much about him yet, but it was still fresh in her mind and they didn't want to press her for details. Hati could barely stand to even look, the sight of the knife wounds making him physically ill. He never wanted to leave the borders of their kingdom, not if it was a wasteland of violence and lawlessness. A part of him was deeply glad Terra had the good sense to stop wandering and keep her pups safe the best way she knew how. They would be spared the sight of their mother in such distress, and no son wanted to see that.
The den scents worked their calming magic on him, easing his worried mind into that of a placid, relaxed state. The wolfdog settled his chin on the ground, reclining onto his side to unwind as he listened. Hati had not even considered that the word-of-mouth coyote folktales Terra carried with her could have evolved from something different than the Nordic mythos he read about. The world was so much larger than the one he knew. Blue eyes watched raptly as she divulged her knowledge on Ananse, a coyote he had never heard of before. He and Terra were both tired, and he did not expect her to launch into a full story; she must be ready to sleep, and to be honest, he would not mind a nap himself. "That would be a valuable trick," he murmured with a smile. "They both have big names to live up to."
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