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"You should have asked first, but you’re right I trust your judgetting cocky"
His lips curved "I would never be so foolish"
He wasn’t surprised that it was Dev, a man close to the natural cycles and life of the bush, who’d realized Elisa needed objective eyes Tiain, Mal had accepted cats that, because of past abuses, people had wanted to coddle and cocoon to excess It turned the creature into a perood intentions, the caretaker could trap the creature into that mind-set, such that they could never become like any other wild creature A well-adjusted animal, even if it couldn’t be fully rehabilitated, viewed the world the way a wild animal was intended to view it
"So who a here, Danny? Her or them?"
"I hope both But she ht about it for a while after hanging up As he sat back in his chair, boots propped on the desk edge so he could tip the chair back, knees bent, fingers laced behind his head, he reviewed everything he’d learned while getting the fledglings settled The ferocity in Leonidas’s eyes was easy to interpret He responded to inti for any opportunity to strike Mal had already told the hands no one was to coe without his presence, and he’d waited until every staff ed the order
Whatever had been done to Leonidas had pushed hi hi him to a point where he could be trusted to follow a code of behavior, were probably lost His days were numbered However, the others weren’t as obvious a decision Elisa thought he wasn’t listening or paying attention, but Mal paid attention to every detail In the work he did, it was essential, because every nuance of a cat’s behavior told hi about the beast’s state ofin rehabilitation, or if they were trapped in a dependent state where the preserve had to be their forever home
His mind turned to the one she called Jere’s face, particularly as he looked toward Elisa for his cues There’d been a hunger in his gaze, a yearning for so s that had been denied hierous feeling, as Elisa’s current state showed
Pushing it away, he took his feet down and opened the thick file that Thoht with him from Australia It was filled with Danny and Dev’s meticulous notes Because he’d second-marked all his staff so he could know their minds as well as communicate with them telepathically, it was second nature to toss out a request to Kohana Instead of si it, however, Kohana appeared at his door a moment later "You wanted theas you spoke insideyou Else I would have faked that a long ti the paperwork "So my door like a bear woken fro deep I don’t think she’ll wake for some time She wasn’t interested in the food Thomas said she threhat she had on the plane She’s not well"
"Well, we’ll just have to get her stronger She has a lot to do over the next few days" Mal raised his gaze and met Kohana’s "Once she has a proper rest, I’ll s I need to know fros she needs from you as well"
"Yeah, yeah" Mal waved him away irritably "Danny said as much Hell and daitive Indians and now one puny Irish maid"
Kohana didn’t smile, not technically He never really did, but there was a rearrangeave away , Mr Malachi"
The thunk of the hunting knife sinking into the heavy paneling next to the doorfranored as he withdrew Mal’s accuracy was impeccable, a unifor the top of the door
Kohana wondered how good his e to be on this new lot of rescued "cubs" The large Lakota had an uneasy feeling and didn’t like it, but he kneas best to let tier lay before one reacted too hastily to it