07-03-2011, 05:50 AM
561 words
The little girl was full of questions, which was usual on some days and not so usual on others for her. She either asked a lot of questions of him, or was completely happy to stay in silence while they sat on the porch of the cabin and looked out over the river. With a twist in his gut the agouti male thought about the river cabin he had built with so much love. But they were here now and this was a whole knew adventure. Wretch's little voice made him smile. "We're going on an adventure Wretch. To explore this new and strange land. And maybe to find somewhere to live." He offered by way of explanation. Despite her unwillingness to talk to anyone other than Saul and occasionally Siku, he knew the little girl to be intelligent and alert. She would pick up things that he didnt see, and he vice versa. He was getting used to having her around, caring for her, providing for her. She was not his child, he was perhaps her guardian in most ways, but some days he felt love and pride swell in his chest when she achieved something knew. He wwas going to have to start teaching her how to hunt soon, and within the next few weeks her body was going to start shifting. It was all so quick that the tiny little broken puppy had grown up.
Twining herself round his paws like a small child the pale coated female asked him if he liked the lands they had settled in. He hadnt seen enough of them to know whether he liked it or not. He hadnt been round the whole territory, testing Nayru's and Razekial's scent markings to make sure they were complete. He hadnt seen what else this place had to offer other than the mountain ranges that protected their backs. But what he had seen had pleased him. The lands could do with some maintenance, just a few touches here and there to make the place look a little smarter. Although they were wolves, the virus had given them human intelligence and civilisation. They didnt need to live like savages if they could help it. Green eyes found bright green looking back at him and he smiled. "I do like it here, little one. I need to see more of it though- and thats what we're going to do today. Explore." He said with a small chuckle. Leaning down and bracing his nose against her backside he tried to push her forward before he remembered her leg. But she seemed okay now, so he hoped everything was alright.
Her whining made him scowl, although it was clear from the way he fought to keep the expression fixed on his face that it was no serious emotion. With a playful snap at the little girls ears, Saul bounded forward. "Slowpoke eh? Well we'll have to do something about that then, won't we?" He teased before bounding forward once more. It was times like these where the male was reminded that he was still young himself. With a laugh he jogged ahead of her, aware that her leg was still in need of some therapy to build the muscles back up again. If she could catch him, he would be rather impressed with her progress, that was for sure.
The little girl was full of questions, which was usual on some days and not so usual on others for her. She either asked a lot of questions of him, or was completely happy to stay in silence while they sat on the porch of the cabin and looked out over the river. With a twist in his gut the agouti male thought about the river cabin he had built with so much love. But they were here now and this was a whole knew adventure. Wretch's little voice made him smile. "We're going on an adventure Wretch. To explore this new and strange land. And maybe to find somewhere to live." He offered by way of explanation. Despite her unwillingness to talk to anyone other than Saul and occasionally Siku, he knew the little girl to be intelligent and alert. She would pick up things that he didnt see, and he vice versa. He was getting used to having her around, caring for her, providing for her. She was not his child, he was perhaps her guardian in most ways, but some days he felt love and pride swell in his chest when she achieved something knew. He wwas going to have to start teaching her how to hunt soon, and within the next few weeks her body was going to start shifting. It was all so quick that the tiny little broken puppy had grown up.
Twining herself round his paws like a small child the pale coated female asked him if he liked the lands they had settled in. He hadnt seen enough of them to know whether he liked it or not. He hadnt been round the whole territory, testing Nayru's and Razekial's scent markings to make sure they were complete. He hadnt seen what else this place had to offer other than the mountain ranges that protected their backs. But what he had seen had pleased him. The lands could do with some maintenance, just a few touches here and there to make the place look a little smarter. Although they were wolves, the virus had given them human intelligence and civilisation. They didnt need to live like savages if they could help it. Green eyes found bright green looking back at him and he smiled. "I do like it here, little one. I need to see more of it though- and thats what we're going to do today. Explore." He said with a small chuckle. Leaning down and bracing his nose against her backside he tried to push her forward before he remembered her leg. But she seemed okay now, so he hoped everything was alright.
Her whining made him scowl, although it was clear from the way he fought to keep the expression fixed on his face that it was no serious emotion. With a playful snap at the little girls ears, Saul bounded forward. "Slowpoke eh? Well we'll have to do something about that then, won't we?" He teased before bounding forward once more. It was times like these where the male was reminded that he was still young himself. With a laugh he jogged ahead of her, aware that her leg was still in need of some therapy to build the muscles back up again. If she could catch him, he would be rather impressed with her progress, that was for sure.