The young boy had been avoiding his pestering mother ever since the pack hunt, because she had made it devastatingly clear to him that she would not leave him be. He almost felt bad that he had needed to communicate that he wanted to be left alone to her so harshly, but she had been making a scene, and the less wolves that knew about the damage that had been done to the right side of his face, the better. It truly was a horror to be scene. The scars all over on the right side of his face made it look completely swollen, and with the torn tendon in his lip, it made the tissue poke out at an awkward angle, along with the deep tear in his ear, he looked like a complete monster. He also acted like one. Inali, his former angel and idol, was now dead because of him. Yuka knew he could have stopped himself, but he had continued on until he was sure that she wouldn't have been able to breath anymore.

Due to this, the Thorben boy was mostly in the caverns, where it was dark and no one would be able to see his horrible face. It was also a place that he could hide. He had no fear of showing his face to Ash, their current alpha...he was after all a warrior, and he didn't seem to have any reaction the first time he had seen Yuka's face. He was currently in the depths of the caverns, silently watching the small drips of water go into the small puddles. He was fine until he heard the familiar sound of a female's voice. His amber teal flecked eyes flickered to the direction in which the woman was complaining from. Sighing, he picked himself off of the ground and silently made his way towards the sound of the woman's voice. Since he spend a majority of his time in total darkness, the young Thorben's eyes were accustomed to the blackness of the caverns, so when he saw Danica's smaller form, he stopped, his young eyes taking in her wound on her leg and her struggling. He parted his jaws and let his deep tenor voice fill the caverns, making sure that he stayed in the darkness so that she couldn't see him, "You really shouldn't be doing that. My brother would not be pleased, Miss Reinier." He remained still so that she wouldn't have any clue as to where he truly was in the cavern. The walls that made his voice jump from one side of the cave to the other certainly helped with that.

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Even with the face of a monster Yuka found that he could still try to be chivalrous, especially to those who, thus far, had done him no harm. Sure, he was probably hideous to all of those around him, but he still had a heart. Hopefully, some would still acknowledge that, but none the less as Danica falsely faced a lighter piece of stone and called out for him, he remained still. His heart gave a hopeful tug in her direction, desperate for someone to show him some compassion aside from the adults and his mother. Fearful of her reaction his his face he remained still, listening to her words carefully and taking note that she definitely had sat down, a whimper escaping her mouth at the contact with the ground. his ear flickered forward at this, making a silent reminder to himself to check in with Kassander so that he could look after Danica once more.

When it seemed like she would not be asking any more questions on the matter. However, when he spoke, his tone was much darker than he expected it to be, "No...that isn't me. It's best you not see my face. My apologizes for the inconvenience." He remained silent then, reminding him of the other question that she had asked. "And no...we have not spoken before. Most likely because you fancy my brother." He stressed this, knowing it was more for himself than it was for her. He didn't want to become attached to someone who was close to his brother, that could make unnecessary drama arise, something that Yuka knew Ash didn't want. There had been enough shit to deal with in Whisper Caverns in the past year.

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He didn't need to prick his ears to hear what she was going to say. He picked the perfect place within the cave, where he would not be able to be detected and he would be able to hear everything little thing that went on in the cavern around them, it was one of the reasons he remained in the shadows. No harm could come to him there. When she asked him the question, he sighed, not wishing to respond but stopped cold when she complimented him. The only wolf who had called him handsome had been Inali and that was way before he had become the tortured soul that he was now. He was condemned to a life of misery and he was sure that her spirit certainly agreed with him. Never the less, the princess deserved an answer, and so his dark, bloated lips parted to give one, "I was in an...accident. Said circumstance left me with a face that isn't pleasing to look at...and that...my dear, is why I shall remain in the shadows." His voice echoed throughout the cave, watching the Reinier with careful eyes. She seemed curious and while Yuka certainly wouldn't mind a lady friend he didn't trust her...just as he didn't trust anyone else in the cruel world.

When she spoke of Titan, a pit of darkness stirred in Yuka's soul. It was so unfair that as a protector and Guardian he had received injury, while Titan, who is defenseless could continue on with his daily life without a scratch on him. The thought made him furious. He shook it off though, not wanting to scare Titan's precious girl. He remained silent then, watching her with his odd amber teal eyes. Instead of downing his brother, he decided, for once, to be supportive. "Ahh...yes, I'm sure my brother truly is wonderful..." He kept the easily accessible sadness out of his voice, having perfected keeping his voice even. At least his brother was happy. That was one thing that Yuka could try to be pleased about.

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In his time training with Ash, Yuka had learned many things about Danica's mother. Lady Hervok was, after all, an ally to them, and it was important for a Guardian such as he to know such things. In that moment, when the Reinier spoke to him, he could feel the compassion she had, much like her mother. Would it be so bad for him to have someone accept him for what he had become? A monster. He continued to watch her as she pointlessly searched for him. The only way she would be able to find him, is if he wished for it. When she spoke again of his brother, he watched the lovestruck face overcome here, and disgust once again killed the boy. He didn't want to show her is deformity, but if she were anything like her mother...then perhaps he would be able to find a chance at companionship.

With a deep breath he stepped out of the shadows, his entire body facing her. She could not see him yet, for her back was towards him. This time he spoke, without throwing his voice all around her, enabling her to pinpoint his exact location, "I am sorry about your sibling. It might have been tragic." His body remained tense, waiting for the worst. He didn't want to loss his temper with her, as he had done with Inali. He had murdered her and he feared that if Danica shunned him, he would lash out upon her too. She was such a pretty little thing, it would truly be devastating if anything harmful happened to her.

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