Dark ears pulled back and pressed tightly against his skull as the deep frown spread over the face of his father. His head hung low in shame as the scolding words fell over him. His sire was right, but it was too late. He had already failed. Already proved to be of no use to his tawny mother now. "They took her. The raiders took her and another captive before they retreated. I failed her." Sorrow and anger mingled in his tone, though he spoke softly of his failure. It was all he ever seemed to do, to bring his mother disappointment. Anu would not agree perhaps, but that was how Cypress saw himself.
Ears perked a little when Gabriel said he did not mind if he stayed, but his next words filled the boy with confusion, for more reasons than just one. Questions of a family he did not know flooded his mind, but for now he held them. It did not feel as if this was the time nor place for such a bombardment and so he gave only a simple nod of understanding. Though his surprise was clear as day on his face. Having yet to learn how to keep his emotions under the surface.
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