Lark gives him an amused look. "You don't count. Trust me you don't want to blur those lines. It's hell. Alec and I did that when he was a warden." He shrugs. "But I can step in."
A grimace. "Yeah, when I acted out, as punishment. And then one of Alec's inmates tried to get between us, trying to get sexual leverage over him. Is she trying to keep you away from him?"
"Not yet. But I was concerned she might. There was a possibility of it. And... now she's in a coma, so she's not doing anything at all. And even without her constant supervision, he hasn't killed anyone else, so maybe she'll stop it," Malcolm suggests.
"Will's a new wolf. It's going to be a lot harder for him to avoid violence now. We were created for violence. But that's why we're here--to help him learn to be a healthy wolf." To help Malcolm learn it, too. "But I don't think any warden here would try to permanently separate two people. If they tried, people would intervene. We're here to learn how to handle our relationships in better ways, and avoiding them entirely is...counter productive."
"My current LA pack is made up of veterans and people who've escaped the black market. They're used to violence. I want someone who can help them reconnect with the other parts of themselves. And I've felt for a long time that you could be that person."
“I do like running,” Malcolm tells him. It’s his favourite wolf thing to do. The question makes him pause. “…Taught me? Um. I guess not. She took me out around the ship before. Just. Being a wolf.”
Lark grins. "Oh but it's a part of being a wolf. Music will sound different to you the more you learn. We share all our history in howls through the night. We sing all our legends. You didn't think it was all chasing balls and curling together against the cold, did you?"
“I guess….I don’t really know what all it involves. But I’ve never chased a ball. Will and I just like… running in nature. Are you going to talk to Will?” Malcolm asks.
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"Why wouldn't she tell you?"
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"...Did any of them ever try to keep you apart?"
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