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"What would be best if the pups' parents returned for them. I really think we should wait a few days before coming back and checking. If they haven't returned by then, we can take them in." Lilith stated matter-of-factly. As excited as everyone was about the pups, it really would be better for them to be in the wild, and the puppies weren't their's to take, especially if the parents were still around.

Lilith then looked around before spotting the patch of Clovers.

"So, did Clover run off somewhere or...?"

The Nymph suddenly popped out of nowhere.

"Whoa!"

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The soft sunbeams stirred Lilith awake. As she sits up, she stretches her arms out and twists and contorts her back in an attempt to get the knots out.

"Good morning, crew. We should probably get moving as soon as possible before the hunger sets in, don't you think?"

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The night passes on without event, each person taking their own watch shift. After hours of nothing, sunlight finally began to peek over the treetops.

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"I'll go third, so Elras and Drek can fight over the last watch position." Lilith smiled.

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Lilith left the cave with Drek in toe, while she seemed completely neutral in expression, the red haired teen behind her had a sour expression on his face. She stretched a little bit upon exiting before joining the others around the fire.

"So, who wants first watch?" she asked before hearing Sarrai'a call out to her. She scooted over and whispered "we agreed to discuss it more in the morning."

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Lilith looked back at Drekven who was looking at the puppies longingly. She sighed and gave him a reassuring pat on the back.

"He's right about them being wild animals, you know. If we raise them from this age, they'll be friendly towards us, but they'll never be truly domesticated. Why don't you put the pup down and we'll make the decision in the morning?"

She then turned to head out of the cave on her own.

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"Um, Drek?" Lilith snickered, "That one's the girl, her brother is the one on the floor."

She then turned to Cliver and shrugged, Drekven looked like he wasn't putting the puppy down anytime soon.

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Lilith furrowed her brow, Cliver had a point, but she was also concerned that something had happened to their parents or they wouldn't come back.

"Anyway, it looks like the ice wolf had been feeding them, at the very least." Lilith stated, waving her torch over to reveal the corpse of what was probably an elk, chewed up beyond recognition, and soft enough for the pups to eat. It smelled absolutely putrid. "There's no guarantee that their folks are still around, you know...I think I'll return in a few days to check and see. It'd be pretty cruel to let babies that just learned to walk starve to death."

Lilith bent down and scratched the crying puppy behind it's ear to soothe it's crying.

"Besides, tracking animals would be useful for the guild, and Sarrai'a would love them."

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The puppy yawns and looks up at Drek sleepily, wiggling in an attempt to get more comfy. The other puppy wakes up and begins to whine now that it's source of warmth has been taken away and begins to paw at the warlock's pant leg in defiance.

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The walk through the cave was heavy and awkward, with only the sounds of quiet footsteps, flickering flames, and the occasional dripping sound that was to be expected while being in a cave. The area seemed rather desolate, without even a bat to be found; it was safe to assume the ice wolf had scared any other potential creatures from the den. Just as the mall team was about to turn around and leave, a small yawn caught their attention. Under further inspection, they found two entirely normal wolf pups huddled together as they slept.

"Oh, it looks like the beast adopted these two..."