you don't have to like each other, but

Zee waited patiently for her children to arrive, eyeing them each in turn. They didn't look at each other, and she could see in the way they carried themselves that it was true that the pair were having an argument. She cleared her throat quietly, drawing their attention and then stood up to reveal the leather straps that hid behind her.

She gave them a moment to look, and then spoke. "I don't like what I've heard." Zee did not need to say much, for both boys surely knew what it was she referred to. This was not supposed to turn into a battle of he said she said, and she wished to hear no excuses from either of them. "The pair of you are more important to each other than you know. I had hoped you would discover this alone without help, but it appears I must intervene."

With a soft and sad sigh, Zee moved towards the boys. The hardness in her eyes commanded them to remain still, though her paws were soft as she looped the leather around Mortis. She wrapped it so that it made a makeshift harness, one the boy could not simply slip out of and would need to cut to be freed. With the other then, she worked on Azure. The same style of wrapping was done to his body, and when she'd finished and pulled the leather tight the boys were bound together. There was enough room between them to move comfortably, though they would need to cooperate to accomplish anything. Not even could one child lay down without the other being also forced low.

The mother's gaze was sad as it shifted between them, though she tried her best to speak with a neutral tone. "The two of you will remain like this for two days. You will eat together, sleep together, play together, and have your lessons together. Figure it out. If I see the straps have been gnawed or cut, I will include your father in the next intervention." She hoped her threat would be enough, and that the pups would not deliberately try to weasel out of their harness. "I love you both very much. Learn to love each other." With that Zee stood, heaved a sigh, and walked back towards the den.