The reason Pax got upset when he woke up and found Runt curled next to him was because he expected Peter next to him not Runt.
Pax wakes up one day and thinks he is sleeping next to Peter only to find that he was sleeping next to Runt. This annoyed him and he tried to get Runt to leave.
In conclusion, it was because he expected Peter.
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