Levi's siblings were growing taller, leggier by the day but the same couldn't be said for him. He wasn't sure why and never really sat around thinking about it, too busy seeking out new things and people to fight. To dig his claws and teeth into. It was on one such venture that he came across a cat of some sorts, scraggy in a sort of juvenile way but large enough to considerably older than little Levi. A yearling perhaps? He had no idea what had possessed it to think it was welcome here, but it's torn up front paw gave him pause as he took a moment to inhale the heavy scent of blood, both dried and fresh. Like it was a wound that kept getting worse no matter how much the cat licked and cleaned it. Maybe this was why it had ventured into pack territory, it was getting desperate.

Levi's tail twitched in anticipation. Maybe he was getting in over his head, but who cared?

"speech."

It almost felt like every day Basilisk grew another few inches. His appetite was impressive, and would have been a problem if Azure didn’t ensure he got the first cut of the prey their father brought them at dinner times. The extra attention was paying off, and already Bas seemed to tower over his siblings. He was almost twice Levi’s little height already.

The young boy fought and learnt and drove himself to ensure Azure was the proudest of him, but that didn’t mean he didn’t care about his siblings. Levi was little, but Bas didn’t treat him any differently for it.

Speaking of the runt - Basilisk found him in the grass near the border, his attention on another creature not far from either of them. Was that… a couger, trespassing? His hackles raised, and he glanced at Levi. “We could take him”


"Speech"

Levi offered his big brother a cursory glance. Despite what many might assume, Levi held no resentment towards his biggest sibling nor did he really care when Father shunned him during meals to feed the blue wolf instead. Needlessly fussy like his Mother, he didn't care for the food provided and though healthy enough these days it was rare indeed to see him eat at all. As though he sustained himself on spite alone.

"Yeah." He said, flat and monotone, void of all the youthful bluster his sibling carried.

Launching himself forward, Levi used his tiny frame and unparalleled speed to his advantage as he swept up into the cat's personal space and hooked in his talons deep as he clambered up onto the line of its back. The cougar, already world-weary and exhausted seemed almost beside itself as it flailed in panic, like it'd been caught with its trousers down and hadn't even seen them coming.  

Bas glanced back towards his brother at the flat tone. He never did know how to take the emotionless responses of his sibling. He wanted to help Levi, help give him a boost up in lessons. He was proud of his siblings, and wanted to see them shine too. But it was hard, when he got so little back from Levi anytime he engaged with him.

With that single word response, Levi pushed himself forward, and Basilisk let out a soft bark, and followed after him. Levi started to climb the creature, his small height allowing him to do so. The larger pup didn’t even attempt to try. Instead, he flowed straight into the front legs of the cat, and aimed his teeth to latch onto its jaw as it flailed. If he could grab control of it, there was less chance it could turn and hurt his smaller sibling.


"Speech"

Taking full advantage of his brother's rather effective attempt at a distraction, Levi clambered further and planted himself atop the beasts neck. With a rare, if not smug smile, Levi reached forward and hooked his talon into the corner of the cat's eye and tugged hard till he felt something pop. His nose wrinkled as the eye dangled loose from the socket, earning even more yowls of pain and yet the pup found himself oddly curious. He'd never really gotten a chance to do anything like this before, but he felt no pity or regret. The cat was simply getting what it deserved and Levi would continue to do as he pleased, till someone stopped him.

And the cat did just that. With a flail so manic Levi had no chance of clinging on any more, the pup rolled with the fall and was quick to clamber back onto his paws, seemingly none the worse.

"Bas. Should we take the other eye?"

Basilisk pulled a face as his claws dug into the cat's neck and then, quite suddenly, something soft and squishy fell onto his muzzle. Going cross-eyed the pup looked at the eye, dangling from its socket, and hanging before his face. He let go of his grip on its neck as it flailed violently beneath Levi. “Levi, ew!” he said wrinkling his nose. It was all he had time to say before his brother was thrown from the cats back.

With his teeth no longer in its neck, the cougar had room to move, and it lunged for his brother as he clambered back to his paws. With a snarl, Basilisk dove after it. Grabbing it by its neck again, he put his back into the effort, and yanked the cat bodily back. Almost surprising himself with his own strength. The damaged cat snapped violently in the direction he pulled and he heard something snap in its neck, and suddenly it was limp in his jaws. He let it fall to the ground, and glanced from it to his brother. Crinkling his nose, both in disgust and barely concealed mirth, he grabbed the dangling eye in his jaw and pulled it free of his body, walking towards his brother he spat it towards the other wolf, snickering as he did so. “Here's your eye. Since you wanted it so bad”


"Speech"