I found today!

It seemed he was determined to make her nose a target, which forced another dark peel of dual-toned laughter to escape the demoness. She had pulled her crown atop her shoulders by that point, to ask if he was hungry, and the response he gave was a typical puppy reply. Another round of tickling was hopefully delivered along his sides and neck before she stood abruptly. The motion was geared to roll him gently down her leg, after which she would gracefully step over him, taking great care not to walk on her little boy. "So proud of you! You did great today, Little Love!" She puffed her chest up and held her head and tail high with maternal pride in her adopted son. It was the next bit she was trepidatious of, he still had yet to even try hunting on his own. Lurid tried to remember when the last time he had actually chased a grasshopper or cricket through the leaf litter...It worried her. Had her story scarred him? The truth would have broken him, would still break him. Lurid would smile at the cloudy boy, then go ahead and lead the way to her preferred hunting grounds.