who's got your tongue?

It was true, Take had yet to utter a single word compared to his siblings who were already babbling along just fine. Every time he tried to, the words got mixed up in his mouth and a weird garbled sound came out, his tongue refusing to move in the correct way to allow him to enunciate. It made no sense, according to his Baba, as there was nothing wrong with his vocal cords. He could growl, yip, bark and howl as well as the rest of them but when it came to words? Forget it? It troubled him, seeing all of the concerned looks his father, mama and baba gave him so he practiced every time he could. In fact, that’s just what he was doing when he was suddenly ambushed from behind.

A startled yelp came from his lips as the solid head of his eldest sibling rammed his small, pointy horns into his shoulder. Already he could feel a soreness settling into the spot, a frown tipping onto the corners of his mouth as he rolled onto his paws. His glowing red gaze narrowed on his siblings and his head gave a slight tilt, clearly saying What the heck was that for?. With his sisters, the young Ashen Dragon was normally gentle even when play fighting because his father had specifically told them to take care of the girls. Plus, Take really liked his sisters. Not that he didn’t like his brother, of course, because he did, but he felt especially protective of Iki, Ike and Kit, so there was minimal rough housing.

But, with Oki? Oh, it was game on.

Lowering his head, the boy charged as his sibling with as much ferociousness as he could muster, his own nubs curved more backward that up and down, acting as a battering ram rather than a skewer.

Takēshi Ani Ōritsu Abraxas vs Kuroki Tantō Ōritsu Abraxas for spar
Round 1/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Heavy
Mutation 1: Ram horns - Offensive
Mutation 2: Scales - Defensive
Mutation 3: Scales - Defensive
Skills: Beginner Fighter & Beginner Hunter
Specialty: N/A

"Thoughts/expression intention"