Ashes Of The Innocent

Deacon wasn't sure he had wanted to entertain the idea of company.

Well, it was too late to decide he didn't want company.

Hunter green chasms met bi-colored ones, the two differently colored ones laden in surprise. The first thing Deacon noticed was their difference in heights. Where he came from, he was the biggest. He had simply been following in his father's footsteps. Unfortunately for the black male, he was every bit his father's son, the spitting image of the abusive adult. Hunter green chasms caught the movement of the other male's audit flicking back nervously, and Deacon's forepaws shifted upon the sand, an awkward silence weighing down on both of them. Oh, how awkward could Deacon get? His nostrils flared as he inhaled the scents around him, noting that he didn't smell like himself, but rather, he smelled like the beach and the sea.

Deacon watched quietly as the male's odd bi-colored gaze automatically zeroed in on the white pentagram he carried around on his right breast, and he stood to his paws, taking a few steps back. Audits would fling back against his crown, banner tucked between his hind limbs. He was self-conscious about the marking, especially given the fact that his former best friend gave him the marking. He broke his friend's heart and then left the pack, left the land. He hadn't gone back, and it was almost a year ago. The male before him tried to offer a friendly tail wag, but Deacon was still afraid he was being judged, so his audits pinned tighter, body stiff and heart racing in his chest.

The male said hello before he sank to his own haunches, and Deacon noted the black and gray male was still damp from his swim, and the longer areas of fur were clumped. Deacon's audits finally relaxed and unpinned from his cranium when Mortar revealed his name, and a breath of relief was forcibly expelled from the smaller male's lungs. "I'm Deacon." While he was growing up, he hadn't had anyone but Casthiel, Adelle, and Sammy, so he was pretty awkward around other wolves he didn't know. Like right now.


text. "speech."