Terra did not bounce around eagerly like the puppy, but he didn’t mind and registered the calmness as a sign to pay attention once more. He took a seat in front of her and pricked his rosy ears as she explained the fate of the warring humans. He snorted and lifted his white chin too at mention of the canine takeover. They were better than humans, and of course they could take over! They didn’t need any metal beasts to do their bidding! The Prince admitted to himself that it would be neat to command things, but he would rather be a luperci any day.
The woman dipped her head then, and he had to strain to hear the beginnings of her conclusion. She mentioned that the humans could return from the stars, return from the heavens where they’d departed in their metal sky-beast, and they would want to have their world back.
“No!” Skoll howled. He leaped on all fours. “We not let ’em! Our kingdom!” He spun in a circle then glanced skyward again, just daring the humans to come down. The pack would show them! They wouldn’t be allowed to set foot on the earth they abandoned again!
The mood switched from lighthearted again as Terra finished hastily and challenged him to tackle her. Brow furrowed, the boy leaped at her and landed on the empty grass, grinning after her fleet-footed form. He chased after her for a few yards before it became evident that he would never be able to catch up with the adult, with the natural speed she was taking advantage of.
Skoll never gave up, though. Even when his small body began to ache with the exertion, he kept running after her.
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