The hunt for companionship (Calleigh)

[Yuthirin]

Also weren't the wolves Awakened by Muirfinn?

[Anastasia]

There's a reason he mentioned they're brighter than usual.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll manifests, a ghostly eye the size of a melon. 'They seem a bit more intelligent than that.'

[Anastasia]

"Yah!" The man leaps back at Tryll's manifestation, "Don't DO that!" After a few moments of recovery, "Yes, they're smarter than most hounds. One of our fallen commanders augmented them."

[Yuthirin]

'Some of them are smarter than most humans, I'd say. Unless I miss my guess, they are awakened creatures. Reasoning and thinking.' The eye peers at the trainer, the iris twisting.

Calleigh is on the ground now, wrestling playfully with one of the puppies.

[Anastasia]

The puppy licks her face and plays, the two rolling about on the ground.

"Yeah," he says, "That's why we want them to bond with members of the Crusade. Canines think in packs, and it helps them realize all of Aurora is their pack."

[Yuthirin]

'Indeed. And the mothers are compliant with your intent to take their young from their care?'

[Anastasia]

'They'll still see them," The handler says, "They'll still be on Aurora. It went easier once they grasped that concept."

[Yuthirin]

'Acceptable, though still somewhat cruel.'

[Anastasia]

"It was part of the pack that pushed the idea. Some of them like new experiences. Others, less so." He replies, as the puppy yips and chases Calleigh, a second one joining in.

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh flies away, low to the ground so the pup will chase her, cackling away.

The eye spins on its longitudinal axis, staring at the man all the while. Silently staring. Unblinking.

[Anastasia]

The man squirms after a few moments, "Um....do you want to know anything else?"

[Yuthirin]

The eye winks away. 'No, that will be all for now.'

Calleigh is now on the back of the puppy who was chasing her, clinging to its back as it careens around the area.

[Anastasia]

"Ah. Well, will you take one?" he asks then.

[Yuthirin]

'Perhaps. She appears keen on the idea. I remain unsure.'