OOC Sorry for the shortness, can't focus today.
Word Count → 266
He watched her carefully, noting the tension in her stance, and replying with his own stiff-legged posture. If she tried anything, he’d be ready for it. Instead, she quickly relaxed and cocked her head at him, but then things turned for the worse. She lowered herself, not in submission but in shame and his eyes sought her own desperately. He was failing, her bitter words echoing in his head. That wasn’t what he meant at all. He wasn’t turning against her, he was just warning her, for her own sake. If Zalen had been here, things might have been far worse. Couldn’t she see, he was protecting her! He was at a loss, standing there, jaw dropping to gape at her as he struggled for words. He didn’t see how he could make her understand. When she turned to address the puppy he stood stiff as a board, gazing at the small creature, then back to Terra. She caught his eye then. He closed his jaws and nodded solemnly.
He strode back to the puppy, standing tall despite how he felt inside. It had all been in vain, and he couldn’t help but feel that he’d made an enemy this day. ’Join the club.’ He thought bitterly, anger rising within him for a moment, before he forcibly calmed himself in the puppy’s sight. “Let’s get you back to Deuce.” He said gruffly, lowering his muzzle to grab at her scruff. With the pup safely in his jaws he gazed back at Terra. He suppressed a whine, and soon found himself redirecting his eyes towards the border.
Table Template by the Mentors!
<style>.augustus-temp .ooc {font-style:italic; font-size:11px;}
.augustus-temp p {padding:2px 0px; margin:0px; text-indent:35px;}
.augustus-temp .charname {font-family:tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#151524; margin:0px 0px 50px 0px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:55px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1px; text-align:center; width:100%;}
.augustus-temp b {color:#FFFFFF; letter-spacing:-.2px;}
.augustus-temp {background-color:#A1A7BF; background-image:url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/ ... gg-1-1.png); background-position:top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; font-family: tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#6C7081; letter-spacing:.4px; word-spacing:.3px; line-height:16px; width:489px; text-align:justify; margin:0px auto; border:1px solid #A1A7BF; }
.augustus-temp .inner {margin:287px 5px 5px 5px; padding:15px; background-image:url(http://soulsrpg.com/images/pride/templa ... ate_bg.png); border-size:1px; border-width:1px; border-style: none solid solid solid; border-color:#A1A7BF;}
.augustus-temp p.wordcount {color:#FFFFFF; letter-spacing:0px; font-size:11px; border-top:1px solid #A1A7BF; text-align:center; padding:0px 5px; text-transform:uppercase; margin:0px 15px 5px 15px; text-indent:0px;}
p.template-credit {text-indent:0px; text-align:center; font-size:10px; font-style:italic; width:425px; text-align:center; margin:0px auto;}
</style>[/html]