Indigo had never meant to be so rough, but as Asla’s head swung around and his massive paw collided with her the boy felt panic erupt in his chest. Blood welled up on his sister’s pale lips and Indy was frozen with a mixture of conflicting emotions as she giggled excitedly and freed herself from his grasp. She was full of joy but Indigo just wanted to crawl into a hole and die. He’d drawn blood on Aslatiel.

Dark ears pressed heavily to his skull as she vaulted his back and grabbed tight hold of his scruff. ”Asla, you’re bleeding.” He whined softly, not realizing he was hurting more about her injury than she was. He craned his neck so aim one bright blue eye towards her, barely able to stand the sight of her bright red blood against her fur. It made him feel wrong and he scolded himself for being so careless with his tiny sister.

Indigo's disposition changed instantly. Even though she jumped on top of him and was about to bite one of his ears. He crooked his neck to look up at her and commented on her bloody lip. The girl tilted her head and wrinkled her nose. "So?" Her tongue darted out to remove the blood from her lip. "See? Gone. No big deal." She tilted her head in the opposite direction. "Are you afraid of blood. Indy?"

Sliding from her siblings back, she moved around to face him. With one foreleg, she wiped the remainder of the blood away, but in the process simply smeared it along the pale fur of her face. She didn't care at all that her lip was split. Blood was no big deal to her. Hell, she was regularly coated in the stuff when she and Az were together. Granted, it usually wasn't her own, but still.

Aslatiel was completely unperturbed about her little wound, and Indy wanted to stop everything to bring attention to it. He wasn’t sure what it was about the sight, but it unsettled his stomach. Blood any other time he could stand, and even enjoy when eating a fresh kill. She didn’t seem pleased with his reaction, but it was more curious than condescending. ”No,” he assured her. ”Seeing your blood..” She moved towards the front of him and Indy lowered himself to the ground.

He shook his head and looked away from her as she had smeared more of the blood on her lip. Indigo couldn’t stand it to the point that when he looked back towards her he leaned forward and licked the stained fur. The motion was slow and deliberate and almost sweet in his tongue’s movement over her lip. His blue eyes grew soft at the closeness of them and despite the gore Indy smiled as he rid her of the red mark. ”I know it’s not a big deal, but making your lip bleed…” the boy whined softly again and reached up to nuzzle her cheek. ”I should have been more careful.”

Indigo admitted that it was only her blood that made him feel uncomfortable. Asla thought that this was a strange thing, but she couldn't control his feelings. It was obvious that he felt bad for hurting her, but she didn't see it as a big deal at all. They were sparring. Of course there was a chance that someone would get hurt. She wasn't even hurt badly.

"Indy," she started to speak, but he stepped forward and slid his tongue along her busted lip and bloodied cheek. Aslatiel's eyes widened momentarily and her ears flicked forward. What was that? Whatever he did, she really liked it. The lick sent tingles up her spine and made her whole body prickle. Her heart beat in her little chest and she stepped into her brother, smiling. "If bleeding makes you kiss me like that, I might have to do it more often." To make him see what she was talking about, she slowly licked his own lower lip in return, just as he had to her. Eyes closed to half mast and her heart continued to thud.

While yes he knew they were sparring, Indy hadn’t ever intended to cause his tiny sister any harm. However unperturbed she was the violet pup was devastated that he had been the cause of her minor injury. He wasn’t sure what he would have done had it been any worse. The young pup worked completely on impulse, it seemed like his actions would help to make himself and her feel better. He didn’t like that he’d hurt her but he managed to steal her attention as he rid her of the blood stain.

She stepped closer and Indy didn’t hesitate to wrap his heavy arms around her dainty shoulders.
However reluctant he was to follow through with her threat. ”Please don’t.” He begged softly no matter her seriousness on the matter. He was a predator, he was no stranger to blood. Seeing his sister’s though.. He tried to rid his mind of the image, but it wouldn’t leave no matter his struggle. Then she kissed him back slowly and it did. All he could see were her bright vibrant eyes that complimented his own vibrant pelt.

The feelings that swelled up inside of him didn’t overwhelm the guilt but he could more easily focus on how confusing and hard to understand they were. Uncertainty abound he enjoyed these little moments with Aslatiel, and he wouldn’t stop offering her his affections. Dark lips pulled back to reveal a smile, his heartbeat was fast and the adrenaline from their spar still raced through his veins.

He started to smile as he stumbled across his two children, but he caught the scent of blood in the air, and then he saw them truly saw them, and what they did. Their faces smashed together in intensity and heat, a passion easily equal to match a season of Zee and Sirius.

The anger in sirius was immediate and explosive. He grabbed for indigo by his scruff, yanking the boy to the side. In his anger, he was neither gentle nor slow. He looked to both his children, wrath in his expressions. "This is a perversion of nature. The offspring of siblings are twisted and deformed because bloodlines can not be so closely linked. Indigo. If you breed flowers, you will see the closer the relation, the less the offspring can survive. You will do this experiment for me." He ordered sharply. "In the meantime, the both of you will be expelled from the rank of prince and princess into lowley students, until you convince me you harbour no such feelings between you. If ever I catch you again-" here he looked to both children. "-You will be disinherited-" he looked to Indigo "-your man hood will be removed-" and then to both pups again. "-and you will be cast from the armada in body and in name, never to be a part of this family again. Do you understand me? The both of you? I will never have this in my family."

His expression was deadly serious, a black cloud in his eyes that would not be disobeyed. He would put the fear of his wrath in their hearts if he must. No matter how much he loved his children, he could never stand for this in his family. He remembered the first time he had accidently caught Hannibal and Deathbelle, and the reminder was a black seed in his heart. He had had no authority to protect his heart then, and the result had been its breaking. He was not powerless with the relations of his children.

The girl laughed and was about to say something else to her brother when he was violently ripped away. She was in her paws in an instantly, pelt bristling and teeth bared. She was ready to kill whatever had attacked Indigo. Then she was it was her father... but the anger on his features kept her pelt bristled, though she stopped baring her teeth.

The explanation of his anger made little sense to the girl. "You and mom love each other and you kiss. Well I love Indigo. Why is that bad?" She hadn't even thought about sex. Didn't really even know what it was yet. She was just spending time with her sibling and showing him that she loved him just like mom and dad. She had given Azure and Mort kisses too. Were they going to be hurt and threatened? And what was all of this business about deformities and bloodlines? None of that made any sense.

Casting her glance to Indigo, she asked, "Are you okay, Indy?" While speaking to her father, she moved herself between the two males without even realizing it. Though she wouldn't be able to do much, she would protect Indigo from their father if he attacked again. Ugh, just wait until mom heard about this...

Indy wasn’t sure how he could go from one of the happiest moments of his short life to one of the worst. Indigo was the good child, he didn’t like to get in trouble and he followed the rules to a T. He didn’t like to push boundaries and he was full of love. As his scruff was suddenly grabbed and he was manhandled out of the way he startled. ”Aslatiel!” He’d never been so worried for his sister before, expect maybe when she feel into the water. His heart nearly stopped in fear that whatever was attacking him would go after his dear sister next.

Indigo didn’t expect his father’s presence or voice. He was from brave warrior to cowering puppy in a blink of an eye as Sirius started down at them and lectured the pups harshly. Indigo didn’t understand, he loved Aslatiel, he’d always been encouraged to love his siblings. Why was his father telling him he couldn’t love his sister? Confusion and fear held his features as he tried to make sense of what he’d done wrong.

The young Fatalis boy steadied himself as Asla spoke his silent questions, and he remained quiet as he tried desperately to appease his raging father. Indy nodded slightly in answer to her question as blue eyes searched his father’s for more clear answers. He couldn’t not love Aslatiel.

He looked from child to child, and saw their fear and confusion. The Warlord sighed softly most of his anger draining away in the face of their expressions. Putting Indy down, and kissing the top of his head he said "I see the two of you dont understand what you've done. This needs to be a lesson, not a threat" he turned to Asla, offering her a kiss on her brow as well, if she would accept it. He would not force it, he had already given her a start. "I'm not mad at you, either of you, will you come sit and my feet and listen? This is a lesson about growing up and bodies" he said, much more gently now.

He could swallow his anger and his pride, seeing their had been childish innocence in their actions. He would never allow the intent behind their act to stand in his pack, and his family. But innocence could be forgiven, and he loved both of these kids very much. His wild, daring Asla, his sweet as a summer flower Indy.

The girl had been more than ready to attack her own father if he continued to harm Indigo. Her hackles lowered as he sat her brother down. Her father's disposition seemed to change and for that she was glad. Instead of hurting Indy as he had planned, Sirius placed a kiss on his brow and gave one to her as well.

A moment later he informed them that he had a lesson for them. Gods, this was confusing. First he was mad, now he wanted to teach them something. With her brow furrowed, Asla moved forward to sit in front of her father. She didn't even look at Indigo, lest her father become angry again. She didn't want Indy to get hurt again.