[Alfie hears the clatter and the break behind him, and he winces, but he doesn't stop or turn around. Bear jumps down from the couch and high-tails after them, whining confusedly and running back and forth between them when it becomes clear that they're heading off in different directions. In the end, he takes off to find Emily, the Not Angry One.
Alfie makes it back to the house a few hours later, finding it empty, the vase broken on the floor and the stew gone cold on the stove. He kneels down, intending to sweep away the pottery shards - but then changes his mind, and starts trying to fit them back together instead.]
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Alfie makes it back to the house a few hours later, finding it empty, the vase broken on the floor and the stew gone cold on the stove. He kneels down, intending to sweep away the pottery shards - but then changes his mind, and starts trying to fit them back together instead.]