Speed Bump

Summer was falling away and Deus' mood was darkening along with it. The leaves were changing and beginning to fall, and the nine-month old pup was angrily stomping upon each bit of crunchy foliage he could possibly find. His uncle was dead and it was all his fault. The others of his family had felt the blow just as hard, and Deus couldn't help but feel like they blamed him for it too. To keep away from their judgmental stares the pup stuck to the border, hoping to erase his mistake by proving himself useful to Aerie as more then a death-enabler.

The thumping of heavy paws towards the border drew the near-yearling's attention and he froze, remembering the sound the earth made as it cracked and killed his uncle. The sight of the bear chasing what seemed to be a fox brought him back to the present and he lurched forward as the stranger crossed his borders and crashed into a log. "Watch out!" He yelled, leaping towards the bear and grasping a face full of it's fur in his jaws. It didn't do much other then hang the pup off the beast's shoulder, but if he could pester it enough the fox might be able to find his footing once more.

"Speech"