Fill your stomach
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Oracle shifted the den was almost empty Galah slept on the other side of the cave ait was still dark but her stomach was growling demanding that she wake up and pay attention to it. She was struck by the memory of another morning when the pups had woken before the sun sitting together at the entrance to watch the sun rise over the waves, that had been almost a year ago on their first trip from the den. Oracle sighed standing up and padding over to galahad she knew he liked his sleep but if she was hungry he probably was too. Their parents had disappeared almost a month ago and Ode well Oracle wasn't sure when her sister had left one morning she had just been gone from the den. Aunt Merci and her pups where along the cliffs and knight, well she didn't know where the brute slept but he was here somewhere.
Quietly she nudged at her brother trying and wake him up, she knew if they told Aunt Merci they where hungry the lady would get them food she was not a good hunter but she always seemed to get by, likewise they could tell knight, the male was good enough to keep Merci's pups fed, but Oracle was determined that she at least was old enough to find her own food, and galah was going to help whether he wanted to or not.
?come on Galah, its time to get up,? she muttered poking her nose into his neck, ?were going hunting or ain?t you hungry,? teeth aimed to close on one of the boys ears, if she caught it she would give it a little shake to get his attention before releasing her hold and taking a step back waiting for some sort of response. Sighing she then turned towards the exit, ?i'll meet you outside when your ready,? and with that she stepped out of the den sitting her behind at the cave entrance she watched as the sun began to rise dragging itself into the sky. there was a strange new sent in the cove this mornign but she paid it no head, she was tired, since Ode had disappeared she had split her time between keeping an eye on her brother and searching the border for any trace of the girl or their wayward parents, so far neither had appeared, still she hoped.
"Speech."
. . .
Where had he gone wrong? Had he not defended the den every night? Had he not, with all of his heart, tried to look out for his mother, his father, and sisters? But now the beautiful family of five had dwindled down to a troubled duo, having mostly each other to rely on. A deep sense of sadness washed over the young male ever night as he went to sleep, always on the opposite den of his remaining sister, Oracle.
Every morning when Galahd awoke he was afraid that, just as his parents and their sisters before her, Oracle would choose to go her own separate ways from him. But as the pup would wake he would remember that she was as sad as he was that their family had broken down, and that they were now closer because of it. They had to be closer, because each other was all the other had left.
Beautiful green orbs opened sleepily. Much of the night Galah had stayed up, watching Oracle as she slept, whispering words of brotherly love and promises to never, ever abandon her. They were young... and they would be strong. They wouldn't need to rely on Merci or Knight. He could make out Oracle's voice, so beautiful, telling him that they were going hunting. They hadn't done much of it on their own... but perhaps Oracle had decided it was time they became more proficient at it.
Galahad rose, stretching out his legs with a loud yawn. With a few blinks he felt himself waking up, his usual energy bubbling into his system. Now Oracle had to put up with the brunt of all that energy and affection all on her own. Galahad bounded out of the den, coming to a stop by Oracle's side with an affectionate nuzzle to her shoulder.
"So we're going to hunt for ourselves today huh?" A playful grin crossed on Galah's face, and he swished his tail back and forth as he bounded forward, spinning to face Oracle. "I'm going to catch you the fattest crab you've ever seen!" There was a bright sparkle in the boy's eyes now. He had promised himself he wasn't going to lose Oracle too... and he was going to take care of her. Galahad spun in a circle, already eager to begin, and to keep his sister cheerful. "Does that sound good to you?" Not that Galahad had ever caught a crab... but he was going to do his best.
"Speech." Thought.