Glitter and Gold

He had been aware of someone else’s presence but hadn’t anticipated seeing one of the children he had brought into the world. He thought back to the name the pale woman had given the small pup and greeted him with a cheerful “Saren, how you’ve grown!” Before a fish swam between his paws and he ducked his head down to grab it before it could escape, his mouth filling again with mud and water, clouding the pool as he snapped his jaws below the water’s surface.