Shhh! Don't tell mom!

Artorias · 11-26-2020, 12:31 AM

Low puppy growls rumbled in Artorias' chest as he tried to pry his teeth off of the stick, his canines still sunk deep into the soft wood. Much to his chagrin, he heard the wild laughter of Briar behind him, obviously at his own expense. Little charcoal ears folded back against his head as he tugged at the trapped stick yet again, but he couldn't get the right leverage to release himself. "Oh giff int ah west, Bwiah," he muttered around the stick, grunting and growling while pulling and pulling with all his little puppy might. An embarrassed heat ran beneath his cheeks. Finally, with one extra strong pull, the stick finally snapped and fell to the ground in pieces. Artorias grimaced at the bitter taste the wood left in his mouth, audibly spitting out pieces of bark. Free at last, the boy turned to shoot a satisfied smirk at Briar. "There, see? Nothing to... it..." Artorias' words slowly trailed off, his amber eyes going wide as they slowly moved up from Briar to the much larger figure approaching them with fast, graceful strides. The smirk slipped from his face, and an expression of dread took its place as cold terror gripped his heart in its icy claws.

Oh crumbs... thought Artorias as Tamsyn approached the pups, her words spoken in her usual soft voice but with a sternness he was unfamiliar with. Artorias shrunk back on himself, tail curling underneath his body and ears folded flat to his skull. Oh boy, now they were gonna hear it... Before he could say anything though, Rudy came rushing over to his defense, apologizing and taking all of the blame. That perked Artorias back up, and he padded up closer to Tam as well, standing beside his brother until they were shoulder to shoulder. "No, Mama, it's my fault. I should have talked Rudy out of it. I knew it was wrong, but I didn't stop him," the boy interjected, putting on his best brave face. He wasn't going to let Rudy go down for something he was complicit in. He cast a quick glance back over his shoulder at Briar, realizing from Tamsyn's words that the little girl was also probably not supposed to be out here. Now he had a choice: did he just let Briar slink off and get away with sneaking out, or did he tell his mother that she claimed to have permission to be here. If that was a lie, she could get in serious trouble.

"Don't call Briar's parents, Mama. We invited her to hang out with us, and I didn't stop her either. It's not her fault," he added. It was a surprising turn, especially for him, to defend Briar. But the compulsive need to protect others was still at the forefront of his mind right now, and all Artorias could think to do was protect both Rudy and Briar. He looked back at the girl one more time, his eyes begging her to leave before Tamsyn sniffed out their lie. If she did was she was told and started to leave, he would turn his attention back to Tam, giving the best sad puppy eyes he could manage and pray that they didn't get punished too harshly.

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One big happy family

Artorias has two ravens named Corbin and Eira and a fox named Argent. Assume they are within calling distance at all times.
As his mate, Briar may enter Artorias' threads unless marked Private.
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