I wanted to seek, I got distracted
09-15-2018, 08:25 PM
Malleus was dead to the world when Serene suddenly stirred. He felt her rise but was unperturbed and readily allowed sleep to drag him back under. It was only when, seconds later, her voice rang out that he startled awake fully. Malleus lurched to his paws with hackles raised before he even fully understood what was happening. Someone was outside the den. Instinct told him to protect what was his so he stumbled towards the den's entrance. It was only once he got in front of Serene that he realized what was happening. Ashiel was outside. After a moment the contents of one of their last conversations came back to him and given the time of night, Malleus could only assume that he had something to report. He calmed visibly; his raised hackles slowly sinking back into place. "Ashiel," he greeted in a low and groggy voice as he stepped out of the den. "What can..." he trailed off as he became aware of the pup at his cousin's paws. He then amended his query. "What happened?" He'd envisioned several scenarios when Ashiel had told him about his encounter with a mortal woman and the deal they'd made afterwards. He'd expected Ashiel to either return with the mortal in tow or a weaned litter. What he hadn't expected to see was Ashiel alone with a very young pup. |