You are grounded young man!
Uncle Torin scolded him and Célestin did his best to look ashamed, which wasn’t convincing at all. His maman approached and began to smother him and Bas, she asked if they were alright and Célestin joined his voice in trying to reassure his mother. "T'inquiète pas maman, nous sommes d’accord." He said, doing his best to reassure his mother. That was the first moment is occurred to him that maybe him leaving had caused his family any worry, and this time when his ears pulled back the guilt on his face was real. As soon as his mother moved on to talk to Uncle Torin, Blaise saw his moment to butt in and be a little bully. Bas spoke up and Célestin gave his brother a nudge and nodded grinning, then Priscilla spoke up and Célestin couldn’t help but laugh. "Good to see you’re just as unpopular as ever Blaise." He teased, not totally unmaliciously. Just as the words were leaving his lips Zell pushed forwards from where he had been lurking behind the pups; having made the whole trip back towards the packlands in silence. Célestin shrunk back as some of the angriest, meanest things the pup had ever heard were flung at his brother and mother. For a moment the tiny pup’s eyes filled with fear; fear of the man that loomed over him as he threatened him and his brothers and his mother. Then some small part of him perked, and though he was still terrified and that was clear in his eyes the boy bristled. Only he was allowed to talk to Blaise like that! He straightened and a tiny puppy growl pulled from his throat, though it quivered with the fear he felt for the man. Then Uncle Torin was pushing between Célestin and his family and the yelling man. And Uncle Torin, strict but quiet Uncle Torin exploded at the man in kind. The child had yet to grasp the dynamic at play in this confrontation but he could feel the tension emanating from his uncle; the man seemed a live wire. Ready to spring and only just holding himself back from doing so. Not that the pups understood why. If Uncle Torin was defending them why wasn’t he just attacking Zell, that’s what you did to protect your family right? Even as he stepped up to protect their mother Uncle Torin told them they weren’t escaping the confrontation unpunished and as much as Célestin wanted to grumble and complain he was too afraid to do so. What if either of these bigger, stronger wolves turned on him… or worse one of his siblings or mother? Instead he nodded solemnly and hurried to hide behind his mother’s legs. Watching the fighting with wide fear filled eyes. As his family was dismissed he turned, eager to be away from this fight he didn’t understand. He was only just aware of Frostbite coming to try and break up the fighting and he hurried away, thinking of his mother’s warm den and the comfort of his family around him. Walk, "Talk", Think |
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