Give 'Em the Basics

For a moment Rhyme was worried that Theory had been sitting alone in the den all day, but likely she and her siblings were just napping or resting during the afternoon. ”You haven’t spent the whole day in the den have you?” He asked curiously as Theory appeared from beneath the old maple tree. During his second thought he wondered if Noir would have had anything to do with it.

Theory was as delightful as ever when she saw the pair of them, Rhyme smiled brightly back as she eagerly repoted. He’d have to remember this time fondly when she was old enough to more seriously offer him those words. ”What a reliable soldeier.” He answered her warmly, ”We’re doing some training today, I thought you might enjoy doing so with just Poem today.” He added, though he didn’t mention why he’d excluded the other three.

”We can get started with some questions, what do you two remember about defenses in a fight?” He was sure either he or Shaye had gone over them with the pups already, but knowing what they had retained would be valuable as well.