come to papa

She didn’t make a face about his choice or in any way show displeasure with his naming ability, so Jupiter decided to take that as a win. Her name was Holly.

Spying the vendor that had sold him food for the pup, Jupiter called out to her and asked if she had any goods left for sale. When the answer was yes he bartered for a rabbit and soon had a meal for the little albino. “Here, Holly. Eat up, we have a long journey ahead of us,” he said as he dropped it at her feet. He then lay down to wait.

Jupiter’s eyes roved the nearby market. He’d made any purchases and was going to call it quits even though there was still a queue of auctions left. He had plenty. It was time to let some other schmuck pay too much for a captive.

Finally his attention returned to Niamh. “The name’s Jupiter, by the way.” Not that it would do her much good to know. “As soon as I collect the others we’ll be headed to Legion in the south.”