They stood around, shifting uncomfortably, not saying a word, and rufio felt the first scaly tendrils of panic start to uncoil in his stomach. "_is there?_"
the wolf called sorrin briefly met rufio's eyes.
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rufio snapped his fingers and pointed in one jerky motion. "exactly. what do we do with you, ander? what do we do?"
"you don't have to worry about that, s - rufio.
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Just ask rufio. he had to try again and again for almost a year before i agreed to let him court me -"
"ain't that the truth," rufio snuck in.
"- but i guess what i'm trying to say is...
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rufio said, merrily puffing away on his pipe while his wife changed ander's bandages.
even though they were discussing important matters, ander got the distinct feeling that that wasn't the only reason rufio was still sitting there.
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Ain't nobody here 'cept old rufio."
at the mention of rufio's name, swift-knife's pupils shifted into slender slits,"rufio?"he's a old codger. been living here for a couple of weeks now. if you ask me, he's hiding from something. but what i care?
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Not trusting himself to speak, he simply nodded, and that was enough for rufio. the old fox nodded back, a thin tendril of smoke rising from his pipe.
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"weird," rufio agreed, although ander had the feeling he was commenting on more than sarah's manners.
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"rufio!" she screamed against her palms, trying to keep the smoke out of her lungs. "rufio, are you in here? is anyone in here!?"
she strained her ears, but couldn't hear anything other than the roaring of the flames.
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"ander has a punctured _lung_, rufio!!" she shouted.
rufio backed up, his hands raised in mock surrender. "whoa! sorry i asked!"
layla and kiana giggled, but bethany did not share their sense of humour. "that's it!"
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She'd already lost one daughter tonight, and rufio -
(_out of my way, please! i have to - excuse me, please! rufio! rufio, wake up, we have to get out of here!
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