Fort Ardent

Deus was simply too happy to be somewhere he could call home to worry about the fighting going on next door, and as he was herded forwards the young pup made every attempt to veer off the path to explore. He could tell his mom was worried, but how could he just walk by all the new sights and smells without investigating? Eventually the malinois puppies appeared, and their presence was enough to keep Deus attentive to where he needed to go. He followed behind them happily, occasionally pouncing at and missing their long tails.

Once they'd reached the cavern the pup was ready to keep playing but the only one here was his uncle. He bounded over to the man, aiming to grasp one massive foreleg in his tiny paws and hug it tight. "Can't you stay and play, Uncle?" The boy asked, rubbing his face into Eligos' leg fur if he let him.

His mother's voice reached his ears and he grumbled an unintelligible sound, but eventually relented. Releasing his uncle he padded dejectedly over to the pelts and grasped an edge with his tiny jaws, struggling to help unfold it for his mother. Once the pelt was prepared he peered up at her. "Is Dad coming?" He asked with a frown. "I miss him, maybe he'll come play with me." A glance was given to his sister too, but he'd been told enough times not to play with her when she wasn't feeling well.