The words didn't register at first. Like the dumbfounded idiot he was his jaw went slightly slack, and his brow set sternly. A single word, barely audible, slipped out. "What.."
Why was he offered the special privilege if they weren't his? She had made it clear they were hers, and didn't seem to care they had another parent. When it came down to it, it was what bothered him the most. Why in Pangur's name was it Craw? If he had a warning, a clue, he could have lived with the idea. He had liked Craw. "But, he's your..." He couldn't say mate. But, he could recall how he had stepped in front of him, when the Lyall had mistaken her growl for him. Just like that he had been seen as an uninvited guest without manners. A sudden threat. What the hell was he suppose to think?
But, it suddenly didn't matter either. She was going to turn away from him again. He wondered, why she always took the out like that. Was it easier?
"Oh, no you don't," he growled, not again. Not like this. He didn't bother to think what would happen. He charged at her like she had him countless times. Sure, if he didn't do something to stop her, he would never see her again.