It's just a bad joke

Howie stroked Ravi's head, who licked his cheek as a response to tell him he understood and would be nice since he was the most rambunctious of the pack. A small smile crossed Howie's lips, softening his gaze before he kissed the adorable little pup's head.

They have grown so much! He feels like they've never been babies before, and he hasn't seen them playing with Aike on the kitchen floor and rolling around with Ayke on that same floor like he's one of them.

He switches on the ignition, the car engine hums, and his happy little band gets a little more excited at the soft hum of the engine. They are sure he does not intend to play a dirty trick on them and marinate them like idiots. He is going to take them for a ride, for real.

Howie used to play some filthy tricks on them. At that time, he had only them and Marc, and he could only annoy them and play with them like they were human.