Stoking the Embers

Artorias · 11-27-2020, 06:24 PM

Since he had been old enough to speak and listen, Artorias had asked for one thing from his parents: make me a knight like you. His favorite bedtime stories had been the tales from Tamsyn and Resin of their times as warriors of the Ashen Armada, the fights and spars they had been involved in, the many vicious predatory creatures they had hunted and killed, and the enemies they had faced and defeated. The black and blue pup had spent almost all of his time daydreaming about being just like his mothers, a mighty warrior standing strong in defense of his family and his pack, ready to take down any threat that came for them. His dreams at night were a constant movie of exploring distant lands to fight strange and powerful creatures, or charging headfirst into the fray against the enemies of his home. Of course, he didn't know if his family had any actual enemies, but it was still fun to imagine.

Now that he was finally old enough to be out in the real world and explore on his own, Artorias had tried to find and fight as many woodland critters and other pups as he could. So far, his greatest nemesis, the almighty tortoise, had yet to be bested, but he was working on it. But for all of his tenacity and determination, Artorias knew that the best way to learn and improve was to learn straight from the most proficient warriors in the pack: his parents. And so the young pup was wandering around with his stick clutched in his jaws and ready for battle, looking for either of his mothers. It was still early in the day, the sun on its way towards high noon, and the cool autumn air kept the day from being too warm. Artorias gazed around at all the trees as their green leaves had mostly shifted to vibrant fiery hues of reds, oranges, and browns. The world was still such an amazing place to him, and he secretly hoped that maybe he'd get to go exploring more freely.

Making his way around one of the larger falls and pools it drained into, the boy's amber eyes flitted left and right, brows furrowing in frustration. Where were Mom and Mama? They were both big and dark black, how hard could they be to find? Apparently very, or they were just very good at being undetected. Were both his parents masters of stealth too? That would be so cool! But it was incredibly frustrating for him right now when he was trying to find them.

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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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