07-29-2011, 03:18 PM
WC: 311
He was no father. He already knew that, but apparently, Aeron wasn’t intelligent enough to discern that from his demeanor. He hadn’t been a father to Valkyrie and he didn’t plan on being one to these little things. If one of them had been male, maybe he’d consider it; but for now, he wasn’t interested. Raising girls was like watering another man’s flowers. He’d once heard that somewhere, from someone, at some time. Whenever it had been, it was how Hybrid generally felt about this entire situation. He had better things to do.
He glanced away as she doled out trinkets to her children. If she liked them so much, why was she abandoning them here? They were just as much hers as they were his. He didn’t understand why he should bear all the responsibility when it had been just as much his fault as hers. So, he tried not to roll his eyes when Aeron spoke. She wasn’t even making sense. If he wanted them to live elsewhere bring them she refused? Hybrid snorted and then gave her a level stare.
Then she ceded. Hybrid let out a strange sound, something like a mix of a derisive snort, cackle, and chuckle. He had won. Good. He wasn’t planning on ‘being’ anything to them. He already had one puppy to worry about; he didn’t need two. While it was true that Talitha looked after Nathaniel more than he did, he didn’t care. Nathaniel was his. These were… not.
“Whatever,” Hybrid said at last. He huffed and then moved to retreat into his cave when he realized the puppies would have to be led to their new homes. “I’ll take them–” he indicated with a wave of his paw “to their new homes.” He flicked his head and then took two steps forward to lead them out of his cave.
He was no father. He already knew that, but apparently, Aeron wasn’t intelligent enough to discern that from his demeanor. He hadn’t been a father to Valkyrie and he didn’t plan on being one to these little things. If one of them had been male, maybe he’d consider it; but for now, he wasn’t interested. Raising girls was like watering another man’s flowers. He’d once heard that somewhere, from someone, at some time. Whenever it had been, it was how Hybrid generally felt about this entire situation. He had better things to do.
He glanced away as she doled out trinkets to her children. If she liked them so much, why was she abandoning them here? They were just as much hers as they were his. He didn’t understand why he should bear all the responsibility when it had been just as much his fault as hers. So, he tried not to roll his eyes when Aeron spoke. She wasn’t even making sense. If he wanted them to live elsewhere bring them she refused? Hybrid snorted and then gave her a level stare.
Then she ceded. Hybrid let out a strange sound, something like a mix of a derisive snort, cackle, and chuckle. He had won. Good. He wasn’t planning on ‘being’ anything to them. He already had one puppy to worry about; he didn’t need two. While it was true that Talitha looked after Nathaniel more than he did, he didn’t care. Nathaniel was his. These were… not.
“Whatever,” Hybrid said at last. He huffed and then moved to retreat into his cave when he realized the puppies would have to be led to their new homes. “I’ll take them–” he indicated with a wave of his paw “to their new homes.” He flicked his head and then took two steps forward to lead them out of his cave.