The man smiled slightly when she spoke. "Well, you don't have to worry about me going anywhere - I'm sticking around for as long as Lach can tolerate me." He winked slightly, thinking of the more recent conversations he'd had with the snow-white male. He thought that, perhaps, the alpha might actually have begun to like him. Maybe. Perhaps it was just the fact that Aytigin had been feeling so much more positive lately - hadn't been pushing others away as much as before. He smirked a bit at her compliment. "Please," he drawled, leaning forward. "I'm seriously the worst person. You may not know it yet. I'm a vicious killer, Inna. Vicious."
Ah. So she was looking around for Lorcan. "I'd be happy to help," he told her, beginning to scan the area for signs of the tawny healer. The chocolate wolf laughed at her next statement and kissed his cheek. "Well, I am a joy to be around," the man teased, touching his nose to her temple in return. "For the record, though, I like spending time with you, too." Probably at least a little more than she liked spending time with him, for different reasons.
"I thought you might be sad over Lorcan. You two are pretty close, right?" It was pretty obvious, actually. Perhaps they weren't romantically involved, but Ayti believed that she wished they were. For her sake, he actually hoped that the tawny male would return.