It was easy to fall into that familiar pattern, Tyr had plenty of experience at patting the wolf, so he moved both hands- one which continued to ruffle the hair and the other which rubbed behind his ear. It was a little odd in this form, but - Tyr thought it was more or less the same.
He was a little quiet at that. That it all happened for nothing? That could not be. Simply unacceptable, and that stung because Tyr had lost something he valued then- and if it had been for nothing-
Snapping away those thoughts before they could show in his expression, Tyr cleared his throat. "Maybe, pup, but everything happens for a reason. Like a battle, there is a strategy behind." Life was not a battlefield but...