Dan smiles fondly at the wolf, and then just as fondly back at Marcus, though he's not quite aware of the heat in the look he gives his friend.

"Here," he says, gently sliding a cup of coffee Marcus's way, picking up his own for a sip-- only to wince a little. "Yeah, that's going to take a couple days to really start healing up." The raw patches on his neck still look a bit angry too, but he's doing his best to ignore it.

"I meant to ask before, but-- how did you meet Kat?"

A distraction from his throat, at least.