Mom! I want Attention!

Walk | "Talk" | think

Rudy’s tail had wagged high and triumphant when he had managed to get her tail, going so far as to looking as if he’d been about to use it as a good tug of war toy but, there wasn’t enough time before mom scooped him up.  Not known for one to stay still long he squirmed, but despite his striving to escape the mouth was open in silent laughter, and the tail underneath was pinwheeling in circles, " “no, no,” front paws struggled to get away, then just lifting his head up with nose to the sky trying to bite mouth at the mom that was nibbling at him.

" “Moooom, momma is giving Art fighting lessons.  I need you to give me fighting lessons so Art doesn’t get ahead of me!”  Perfectly simple logic.  Of course Resin was teaching him how to hunt so it was hardly like he was ignored, but that point had no relevance to his desire for fighting lessons so it was left aside.  Besides, he wanted time with mom now, even if she was going into ‘mom’ mode.  " “Besides, when I become alpha I’ll need to be the strongest, right?” Those big round puppy eyes looked up pleadingly at Tam, " “Pleeeease help me be a great fighter?”