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Weary from his travels, Kotarou stumbled in through the tavern door and slumped onto a stool at the bar before crossing his arms and laying his head down on top.

Letting out a long tired sounding sign, Kota' gathered enough energy to lift his head back up and looked left and right for the bartender...

Kota's ears twitched at the sound of another entering the tavern.
Turning on his seat slowly, leaving his arms still resting on the bar top, Kotarou looked at who the other person and was stunned by her graceful beauty.
However when she then proceded to sit next to him, Kota' could stop his tail from wagging slightly as he just stared at her, lost for words.

Kotarou blinked and shook his head slightly.
"N-No.. I don't. Not for 6 years now, at least." He replied, his voice sounding rough and husky.

Shifting in his seat Kota' looked down at his arms and unfolded them before looking up at the bartender.
He looked like he was about to say something, but didn't. He couldn't think of any drink to ask for.

"Festival? What's it about?" Kotarou asked as he half-glanced over the drinks menu before putting it back down.
"You alright?" He added, catching sight of her shaking her head.

"Choosing an 'Alpha Pair'? You mean, like a pack leader? Why a pair though? You can't have 2 leaders..." Kota' replied turning around in his seat so he was facing Isabelle, but continued to lean on the bar with one elbow, resting his head in his hand while he looked at her.

Kotarou hadn't been expecting her to say that and almost fell off his stool when he jolted upright.
In his mind, pack leaders where always male, but then he realized that a pair must been a male and female coupling.
"Wow.. Really? You're one of the Alpha's? Who's your other half?" He asked.

"This might be a perfect chance to test my strength in combat..." Kota' thought to himself with a grin. "I'd be able to prove my worth at last!"

"Oh.. Right. So you say you're the Alpha untill the festival? But then why don't you just use the festival to find someone to join you and be your 'Pair'? Why would you need a replacement?" Kotarou asked as he stared intently at Isabelle. He'd caught the slight change in her voice as she ended her sentence and his ears kept twitching.
Something was wrong... But he didn't know if it would be a good idea to ask about it.
After all.. He was new to this place and didn't even know this girl who was so freely talking to him. A wolf without a pack.. An out-cast of society...

But despite being hardened and determined from living the last 1/3rd of his life alone, Kotarou still felt a strong instinctive urge to reach out to this girl and comfort her.
"But that might not be the smartest of moves.." He told himself. "You don't just take hold of a stranger, especially someone of such high rank like hers." He added due to his heavily disciplined respect on the ranking system being so strong.