Shell Shocked

Artorias · 11-20-2020, 05:57 PM

The look of shock on Tamsyn's face when she saw him riding by had been better than he'd hoped for! Artorias just flashed her a wide grin as he rode by on the back of his tortoise friend, lightly swaying back and forth with the motion of the reptile. This was the best day ever! And then he heard his mother's voice call out in that tone she used whenever he did something she wasn't happy with and the boy winced. Before he could look back at her or give some sort of reply, he felt the firm yet careful jaws of his mother grasp him by his scruff, and then he was airborne. Best day over now... Artorias pouted as he was lifted from the back of the tortoise and carried off, watching the reptile slowly plod away. You haven't seen the last of me...! he thought, vowing vengeance on his new nemesis. He might have lost this battle, but he'd win the war! Well, okay, maybe this was a draw and not a real loss. Once he was set back down on the ground, he turned his pouting scowl up at the much larger form of Tamsyn, fiery amber eyes finding her cool mint ones with obvious feigned anger. His ears flicked up when the black wolf said the name of the creature. A tortoise. Now he had a name to go along with his nemesis. I will defeat all tortoises... He smirked at his own mind.

"Well..." Artorias began, taking a deep breath before launching into his explanation, "I was just exploring around and I found this small cave back over that way." He pointed with a small paw back towards one of the falls. "Anyway, the tortoise came out of there and attacked me so I had to fight it!" Artorias leapt to his paws, assuming what was quite possibly the most adorable fighting stance in the history of all wolfdom, complete with bared teeth and a puppy growl. "It was epic, Mama! I didn't know it was covered in armor though! So I went for its tail, but guess what, that's really tough too! So I decided if I can't fight it, I'll dominate it! So I did! It was so awesome!" Artorias paused for a moment to catch his breath again before gazing up at Tamsyn with a wide, satisfied grin. "Oh! I also thought maybe I could ride it into battle! Has any other wolf rode a tortoise into battle? Anyway, I think I beat it, Mama! It ran away, so that means I won, right?" Tiny tail wagged excitedly behind him, strong enough for his butt to wiggle with each exaggerated motion. In his mind, he had won, and that was what mattered, right? His mother was an experienced warrior, surely she'd know.

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