the friendly ghost

Casper turned slowly, looking up at Oxide with wide, baleful eyes. He never felt lonely, even if he was alone. Eris and Oxide were always close-by. Although he didn't understand the older male's presence in his life, Casper liked having him around. He was so much bigger than his mother! Cas thought he might be a good fighter, too. At least he hoped.

The puppy looked to the crab and then back to Oxide, then back to the crab and back to Oxide. He gestured vaguely with his paw, frustrated at how he would communicate the information he wanted to. Casper trundled over to the larger wolf and tried to tap some Ademic. Oxide wasn't fluent, but he usually was able to get a general sense of what the pup meant. Where? Curious. Curious. Curious. Cas looked out towards the ocean again, then bounded up towards the water's edge and gestured out at the ocean with his muzzle. How big was the ocean? Where did it go? Could they cross it? All these questions and more pinged around his head, but the little boy's face betrayed nothing.