they're outside of the hotel, c:
They were a month old now, just a few days over even. They grew bigger each day and Silvano marveled at their growth. Had he and his sisters grown so much at the same age? He watched his two sons, his precious boys, play in the courtyard of the Hotel. There was no one else out that day, and it was oddly silent in the Hotel from what his canine ears could tell. There had been no outbursts of anger, of rage against him, and he thought that was a good sign. Slowly, but surely, he knew he could turn around the members and gain their belief in him. But he was so young, and a new father to boot. Emerald eyes carefully watched the two brothers play, though one seemed severely less inclined to participate than the other.
Lips in a line, the man watched Gene bite at Pascal, who pulled away and squirmed toward the root of the big tree in the yard. Gene, unperturbed by his brother shrinking away from the contact, rushed at the younger boy and tumbled right into him. Both rolled head over heels and sat shaking themselves free of debris - or rather Gene did. Pascal simply seemed to sit confused as he stared a line of ants trailing down the length of the protruding tree root. Silvano furrowed his brows. Something was not quite right about his youngest son, but everyone was quirky at a young age. He might grow out of it, figured the Constable, and he hoped he would.
"Gene," warned the calm Sadira, reclining against the exact same tree his boys played under. "Don't do it," he added, threatening to get up and grab the pup. The pup in question peered at his father, understanding the warning tone and the words themselves. He babbled back at his father in his yips, words still slightly beyond him. Soon though he would speak his first words and quickly pick up the language of his family. Pascal did not often yip around as Gene did, but he still did it now and then. Looking away, Silvano stared at the sky, sighing contentedly. What a life.
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