The offering of food earns the woman another satisfactory purr from the cat, spotted frame leaning into her own once more with evident affection, jaws parting to run his tongue over her ear and cheek, smoothing that blackened fur in a rare moment of peace between the often irritable pair and yet, of late, his behaviour towards Nadya has changed entirely. The male has merely begun reacting to hormones even he is entirely unaware of, having become both affectionate and attentive towards the panther of late- often seeking her company while seeming to retain a patience he has never before displayed in the presence of the woman and yet it is his protectiveness, perhaps, that has become another issue entirely, other men- of any species or age anywhere near Nadya resulting in the hissing, spitting display that follows in the moments the unfortunate Leon is sent fleeing back to his room in the wake of the fangs exposed towards him by the irritable cat that bristles violently. Nadya's admonishment falls upon deaf ears, Tobias incapable of seeing sense in this regard, unable to understand why he is so very furious with the other man and yet such is the mentality of the boy that he simply chooses not to question, easing only in the moments that Nadya presses against him in a manner similar to Birdie when the wolf seeks to calm him, his aggression soothing if only slightly before he allows himself to be distracted by the meat once more- turning away from Leon's slammed bedroom door with a huff.

One paw reaches forward to pull the meat towards himself, the leopard moving to nuzzle momentarily at the bag in an effort to open it, jaws parting to grasp the first chunk of fish flavoured boar with ready delight, hungrily biting down and into the meat as he abruptly moves to seat himself right there in the middle of the hallway to eat. The first chunk is readily swallowed, the boy reaching to take the second, setting it aside, just as he does the third, before consuming the fourth himself as those amber gold eyes lift momentarily to Nadya, angled back to look at his own rear end before turning to Nadya once more.

"I do...not have pants."

Her sarcasm has evidently been missed by the creature entirely, continuing to eye the girl warily a moment before swallowing another slice of fish, tail flicking in delight as the woman continues to speak, oblivious perhaps to her ploy in this, that the food was merely a bribe of sorts to further improve his mood and make him all the more inclined to spend time with her, the boy often near impossible to pry from Tetradore's side. Her mention of cubs sees his head lift once more, confusion seeming to taint those spotted features all over again.

"How...many is...two?"

His ability to count is as near non-existent as his ability to read, the man having no true perception of any numerical value, golden eyes held against her own now seeking some answer from the panther before reaching down to snatch up the two cuts of meat he had set aside, loping back towards Tetradore's room now, placing one inside the doorway of his Alpha's bedroom before carrying the other back to his own- setting it down inside with evident care, the boy leaving a share of his food for both his Leader and his companion before returning to Nadya's eyes narrowed slightly at her words, the girl seeking to convince him Tetradore does not need him today. Amber golden eyes turn to rest upon his companions door once more, Tetra still asleep within, Tobias unwilling, perhaps, to believe that he is ever unneeded by his best friend and yet....he has not had his walk today, spotted tail flicking in momentary consideration before nodding at last.

"Yes. We will...go out...where are...we going?"

The final portion of the meat is swallowed, disappearing down his throat without any evident need to chew, tongue rolling across his lips to wipe clean any fragment of blood before the impressive creature rises to his feet a final time, padding forward and towards the stairs now- waiting for Nadya to take him for his walk...

madness, as you know, is like gravity: all it takes is a little push