08-15-2009, 01:33 PM
It was hard for Mason to contain himself when he heard the leader, Gabriel, give the affirmative. It was one of the most exciting moments that Mason could remember in his short life. He had enjoyed traveling to a certain extent, and he had liked seeing new things, but he was also somewhat knowledgeable for a boy his age. He knew in order to survive and to keep living, he needed to grow and learn what he could. Gabriel and Kaena had provided him with that opportunity, and now that the time had come, he had no idea what to say or how to react.
The sandy colored boy could no longer will his limbs into stillness. With a sudden burst of energy, Mason leapt a step forward, his back feet scrambling as he found purchase on the ground in front of him. His eyes were wide and bright as he looked at both scarred hybrids. There was nothing strange about the way they looked to him. In Mason's estimation, Gabriel and Kaena had experienced life head on and they had survived. They knew things he needed to know in order to be like them.
"I wanna learn from your mama," Mason said eagerly to Gabriel. He felt some sort of instant attachment to Kaena. She had taken the time to come out in the rain and talk to him instead of shooing him away. He knew that his youth could be a handi-cap, but he was determined to show them both that he could and would be a valuable addition to Inferni. Over time, he would grow in size and skill, and he would do whatever it took to earn his place here. He knew that nothing in life could be free.
Mason nodded earnestly as Kaena mentioned caves. His ears flapped with the force of his nodding. His footsteps were excited and erratic as he wove a path to follow the two adults. His small chest swelled when he realized that helping to fill their bellies was something he could do. "I's catch mices for you," he exclaimed. "And maybe a bird too, if one's stupid enough to stop flying."
The sandy colored boy could no longer will his limbs into stillness. With a sudden burst of energy, Mason leapt a step forward, his back feet scrambling as he found purchase on the ground in front of him. His eyes were wide and bright as he looked at both scarred hybrids. There was nothing strange about the way they looked to him. In Mason's estimation, Gabriel and Kaena had experienced life head on and they had survived. They knew things he needed to know in order to be like them.
"I wanna learn from your mama," Mason said eagerly to Gabriel. He felt some sort of instant attachment to Kaena. She had taken the time to come out in the rain and talk to him instead of shooing him away. He knew that his youth could be a handi-cap, but he was determined to show them both that he could and would be a valuable addition to Inferni. Over time, he would grow in size and skill, and he would do whatever it took to earn his place here. He knew that nothing in life could be free.
Mason nodded earnestly as Kaena mentioned caves. His ears flapped with the force of his nodding. His footsteps were excited and erratic as he wove a path to follow the two adults. His small chest swelled when he realized that helping to fill their bellies was something he could do. "I's catch mices for you," he exclaimed. "And maybe a bird too, if one's stupid enough to stop flying."