DADDY. 8) let us bond!!
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Summer had been set in motion, a curtain of heat settling in earnest over the seaside kingdom. It was Hati's first summer, and he was disappointed to find how oppressive the warmth was; the combination of his dark hue and thickness of his hybrid pelt had been keeping him indoors even more than usual. He was already waiting for autumn's arrival, when the leaves would fall and the crisp frost would replace this languid humidity. That would also mark his first birthday, a personal milestone he was anticipating. Things were changing for him, maturing and shifting just as the seasons turned around him. He felt he was growing more introspective as he eased the transition into adulthood; he was ever the opposite of his extrovert brother.
He was more active at night now, exploring the kingdom under the moonlight while the rest of the courtiers slept. He had shared this night world with Skoll, so it was no longer a secret, but in return this allowed him more freedom. The main exception he made for traveling in the daytime was for his frequent visits to the stables. He was finding that he loved the court's horses even more than reading the books in his family's library, and Alder's gentle guidance was helping him learn how to interact with them instead of simply watching. There was something special about horses, a quality that drew him to them just as it had his littermates. They were alluring, mystical even, with their soulful eyes. And once he was confident enough in his riding abilities, he could ask for a horse of his own...
...Today, though, he was in his Lupus form, curled comfortably on the grass in the shade of his family home. The sun was past its zenith and beginning its descent toward the horizon, finally easing some of the heat. The air tasted as though it could rain tomorrow, or once night fell and the earth cooled. Hati lay panting, idly watching the silhouettes of seagulls against the blue sky. It was an easy day, and the wolfdog felt sluggish and content in the balmy climate. Once the sun set, he would shake off the drowsiness and find something to do.
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