Knackered wasn't the word that Darius would use to describe himself at the moment. It had been a whole month since their last Thanksgiving Banquet, and there was another coming up tonight. Like usual, all the background preparations were all on him, while the decorations were Nicholai's handiwork. Well, at least, he didn't have to deal with everything.
Darius began stretching on his way to wake the pups for the morning. They didn't have to sweep the yard by then, so they took the chance to sleep longer than normal.
It's just that there was another notion budding from the connection he had with Nicholai. Darius was being asked to meet the incoming guests that they had over. Since he was so tired despite the hour, the lesser Alpha only growled a little as he went.