The young tiger was like an open book. His emotions of embarrassment were easily read by the old-timer and for a moment he wondered if it was a source of shame in felines to be seen with canine companions. He knew from tales that canines and felines had some sort of rivalry but he'd never encountered such things himself. "There's nothing at all wrong with that, son. We can learn a lot from other species." He said, hopefully encouraging the striped lad to speak freely. There were no judgements here, not when Thrax himself spent time in the company of those who weren't bears.
Yet, why did he feel that there was more to this story? Something that would more clearly explain the metaphorical blush that colored the tiger's cheeks?
"Well, that's a long story, right now, I have a wolf that lives with me, and she is my..." Companion? Best friend?
Mate.
His eyes widened a bit in surprise at that. Cross-species romance? Now that was a first, outside of legends, of course. Well, now the tiger had told him something that he'd never heard of before. How intriguing! How interesting! "Well, now, it's not often that I hear things that I've never heard of before, lad." He said with a chuckle. "I never even knew that tigers were monogamous." Then, he looked over the tenseness of the youngster. His embarrassment and his readying for potential judgements.
But really... who was he to judge? He was no one. Just a traveler with a penchant for collecting information, sharing stories, and giving his advice where it was wanted.
"This wolf sow, your mate," He never even knew that tigers took true mates. He thought they were similar to his own species where they competed for females. Although, he was no stranger to the concept of romantic love it wasn't something that he'd ever experienced himself... not deeply anyway. He'd had a sow that he was particularly fond of but, as always, they'd parted ways and had never seen each other again. Though he often thought of her every now and again, wondering of their cubs and if they'd lay eyes on each other again before crossing over into the next life.
Regardless, he was losing himself in his thoughts. He focused back on Kuhn. "Does she make you happy?" That was the million-dollar question.
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