Brotherly bonding

Void woke up as silently as the boy expected of his brother, and he let out a sigh of relief as no squeak of fear or surprise came. His tag wagged slowly behind him, and he nodded his head to motion the other outdoors, and when they'd gotten far enough away from the den to not wake any of the other slumbering pups he met Void's colorful stare. "OK I lied, I don't want to actually play." He shrugged his shoulders, miming an 'oops' and giving the boy a grin. "I want to practice, or something. I want to learn to fight and there aren't people to teach us how so we have to teach ourselves."

It hadn't even occurred to Desolate that Void might not be interested in a life of combat, the quiet boy had always seemed more of a star-gazing navigator to him. Though all pups enjoyed a good play-fight, so he told himself his brother would enjoy it. He eyed his brother carefully, gauging his interest. After a moment he spoke again, as if to try to encourage him further. "Sometimes at night it looks like the stars are fighting, too." While he hadn't spent much time looking up at the night sky, he knew Void did and tried to grasp onto something relatable to the other pup.