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Acrux heard th3 thumping sound that was characteristically his human mate's steps, and he turned around with a smiile. "Feeling strong enough to the voyage down all by yourself Cici?" He turned and saw that look on Caleb and was instantly alarmed. He put down the knife where he had been chopping vegetables for Caleb and got to his lover, supporting gently his weight in front. "What is it? Cici? You have been looking off for quite some time now. What's wrong?" Acrux gently lifted Caleb up so that they were at the same eye level. "Is it because of the egglings? Is it something else?" Acrux had been in the dark, he knew that could be something with the lettee tgat came, which Caleb had appeared saddened after reading.