[B] What's That Smell? (Must x Musk)

[Anhelisk]

Musk shook his head, humming a noise to indicate that help wasn't needed-- better to have Must working on one of the others while he slowly wrestled the tangles out of the mane, until all that was left was the mat. "Good boy. Sit still, please," he prompted, putting the comb aside for a moment-- and sighing as one of the girls picked it up. "Go give it to mama," he instructed the dog. "To mama," he repeated, and watched her as she began trotting over to Must.

"Good girl," he barked, then began gently putting his teeth around the mat, and started to pull at it, until he found where he needed to chew.

[Zuki]

Must stepped right up to the wayward muskwolf, to make it as easy as possible for the girl to hand her off the comb. Just before it could, she whuffed softly around the comb in her mouth. Not that I need the other comb, but this keeps it from running away... She leaned over to gently scratch the muskwolf female behind her ears, down her neck, and right there on the sensitive spot between the shoulderblades. The muskwolf squeaked in surprised delight, dropped the comb in its mouth, then leaned into the pressure of the comb.

And then, drawn by the sounds, several other muskwolves started clustering around, whining for brushy-brushy comb scritches.

I live here now. Must thought to herself, and combed and combed away.

[Anhelisk]

Once the mat was out, Musk found another of the muskies, and began checking them for anything sticking to their pelt. After that dog came another, then yet another, and at some point, he was certain he was checking another one that he'd already handled. It wasn't the most efficient course of action, and there was no doubt that some of the dogs were also getting handled by Must first, but forcing them to be still or otherwise stay organized was a fool's errand with only the two of them to handle the pack. A little lost efficiency was a worthwhile tradeoff for getting them all to soak in the hot water, especially since they got into the spirit of things and generally began grooming themselves and each other.