11-23-2008, 04:31 PM
Had he been able to hear the grumble over the weather, he would have retreated. Being a giant, he had little to fear in the world. Most creatures would take one look at him and decide not to risk it. However, there was one thing he knew enough to fear no matter what the creature and that was an angry mother. They were forces more powerful than the stars and not to be messed with.
So it was with huge relief when the door opened calmly and a smiling face greeted him. Slowly his tail set into motion, taking its time going from side to side. For Noah, this was happy. It was rare for him to completely open up and even this much show of tail wagging was something. Relaxing, he picked up the parcel and trotted over to the porch. The stairs gave him some trouble but stairs always had been a bit of a pain for him. The blasted things required agility and coordination. Still, he managed to get up them without too much struggle.
Mindful of not getting her home wet, he shook hard outside before slipping inside. It was warm and smelt like pups and wood. It was perfect.
“Thank yeh,” he murmured through the mouthful he had. Then he placed the gift at her feet. His tail sped up ever so slightly. “Fer you and yer new little ones.”
His eyes traveled over to where his nose told him the pups were but he did not move towards them. Although he secretly loved pups (and it was not as big a secret as he thought. Somehow females seemed to all know it but how they knew, he had never figured out) he was always afraid of accidentally hurting them. They were just so tiny.
So it was with huge relief when the door opened calmly and a smiling face greeted him. Slowly his tail set into motion, taking its time going from side to side. For Noah, this was happy. It was rare for him to completely open up and even this much show of tail wagging was something. Relaxing, he picked up the parcel and trotted over to the porch. The stairs gave him some trouble but stairs always had been a bit of a pain for him. The blasted things required agility and coordination. Still, he managed to get up them without too much struggle.
Mindful of not getting her home wet, he shook hard outside before slipping inside. It was warm and smelt like pups and wood. It was perfect.
“Thank yeh,” he murmured through the mouthful he had. Then he placed the gift at her feet. His tail sped up ever so slightly. “Fer you and yer new little ones.”
His eyes traveled over to where his nose told him the pups were but he did not move towards them. Although he secretly loved pups (and it was not as big a secret as he thought. Somehow females seemed to all know it but how they knew, he had never figured out) he was always afraid of accidentally hurting them. They were just so tiny.