Cougar is acting very strange today. Granted, Cougar's barometer for strange is way off everyone else's, but Jake knows him well enough to know when something's up. He just doesn't know what.
Cougar's looking at him like he's done something, but Jake honestly doesn't know what that might be. The dog thing is brand new, and mostly worked out already, and he can't think of anything else he's done today to upset him. He washed some laundry and hung it up to dry, and he got more firewood like he promised he would. What else has he done?
Sabes means 'know' (he thinks), and me is obvious, but the middle bit is kind of a blur. "Know what?" he asks gently, not wanting to upset Cougar further but needing clarification.
The hand on his shoulder makes him still, a firm touch all he needs to calm for a moment. What Cougar says makes him feel somewhat less than calm, though. "I'm...not?" he tries, confused. "Cougs, what—what do you mean?" Surely not... No. He can't. Can he? No way. Not Cougar.
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Cougar's looking at him like he's done something, but Jake honestly doesn't know what that might be. The dog thing is brand new, and mostly worked out already, and he can't think of anything else he's done today to upset him. He washed some laundry and hung it up to dry, and he got more firewood like he promised he would. What else has he done?
Sabes means 'know' (he thinks), and me is obvious, but the middle bit is kind of a blur. "Know what?" he asks gently, not wanting to upset Cougar further but needing clarification.
The hand on his shoulder makes him still, a firm touch all he needs to calm for a moment. What Cougar says makes him feel somewhat less than calm, though. "I'm...not?" he tries, confused. "Cougs, what—what do you mean?" Surely not... No. He can't. Can he? No way. Not Cougar.