With Ro gone, Heiro’s spirits had lifted dramatically, of course he wouldn’t come to recognize this until he became a little older, but the puppy’s eyes had lightened and returned to their cool ice blue, the dark sapphire a distant memory of Ro’s presence. He sat panting in the warm air, happiness exuding off of him that he was able to make friends with an adult out of all the beings in the court. Of course, Tasha seemed to be his only aged playmate other than Ro, so the little Prince had to take what he could get, and so far Silvano was awesome. Heiro grinned and looked down at his legs. What the man said was true, beetles had many legs while Hei only had...won..tooo, treee, fore! He looked up jubilantly at Silvano, his parents would be so proud he was actually listening to them when they tried teaching him to count.
Yes, Hei only had 4 legs, and was thankful for it, but at the mention of the roly-poly bugs, the pup’s grin only widened. He was a great fan of the gray critters. Liking to poke his wet nose against their backs or breath heavily on them so they’d turn into small balls. Ro liked smashing them once they did that, but Heiro preferred to gently push them with his large paws to see how long they’d stay all rolled up on themselves. It was a great way to spend a day once you found an old log harboring them all.
His hopeful light blue eyes stared back up at Silvano as his green met his. He took an exaggerated swallow, his tongue slipping back into his maw, but Silvano’s words quickly changed his nervous appearance to one of pure joy once more. Oh aye prom-miss, Heiro said with emphasis. No way would he screw up his chances with the horses. You have un?! More excited discovery than question, but Hei quickly followed the male, scuttling underneath the fence and happily bobbing beside Silvano’s legs. This would be a day he’d remember.
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