While the words should have earned another reaction, his lips twitched instead and he had to duck his head a little for the adored ones to not see and judge more than they already were. There would be plenty of lectures in his future to endure.

It seemed Sam would be destined to surprise him. "I - okay." He meant to say no! To politely decline because running with Sam in his current state would not be a wise decision. The wolf likely seeing it as a chase and a pursuit. "After dinner and for an hour."