Oh, Let's Go Back To The Start...

On cue Deus' stomach gave a loud rumbling growl, saliva already building in his mouth at the mention of a rabbit. The affection between the men barely caught his attention at all through his hunger, which was undoubtably a good thing as Deus might have ruined their tender moment with his childish 'eww's. Adults were silly, that much he knew. "How long is ten-?" His question was cut off by a much louder rumble, and naively the pup's head shot down to observe his stomach. His whisper was frightened, barely audible beneath the earth's scream. "That wasn't me."

Suddenly the ground was shaking and Asmodeus couldn't help but immediately begin to cry; he'd heard stories of his grandfather and the volcano that took his life. They said it started with a rumbling, and then fire and lava as the Gods took Malleus and the heretic away. His uncle's panicked warning reached him even through the loud cracking, though little Deus couldn't make his stupid paws move even an inch. Suddenly he was flying through the air in someone's jaws, and immediately he knew he was safe. Neither of these men would let him be hurt, Deus was certain that Uncle Aureus would stand before the Gods himself to defend him. Safety felt good.

Being dropped from those secure jaws was more startling then the madness of the earthquake, and Deus let out a pained squeak as he landed and rolled. With tears in his eyes the pup got back to his unsteady paws, looking back over at his uncle as he spoke his name. Seeing Aureus's lower half swallowed by rocks was terrifying, though Deus forced his paws to move him closer. He had to help him, even if he was afraid. "E-e-e-li-ph-phass." Forming words was somehow almost as hard as walking was, and he barely noticed how weird they sounded behind the clattering of his teeth. "We, we -" A small rock crashed down beside him and he jumped backwards with a choked sob. His tiny head bowed down between his forepaws and he prayed. "- Help him, please!"

[OOC: Permission to PP Deus given in advance if you need, Kat.]