ardent

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Tamsyn



Rudyard

Loner
High Councilor

Master Fighter (245)

Expert Hunter (230)

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age
5 Years
gender
Male
gems
239
size
Large
build
Balanced
posts
443
player
Shard

Samhain 2022The Ooze ParticipantThe Ooze - Variation 3
04-22-2021, 11:01 PM


Rudy couldn’t take it!  Her head on his shoulder was too much.  Physical weight to go with the emotional baggage he was carrying.  Tears he had refused slid down his eyes, his body shivering as he fought at letting any more show and trying to stop a single other tear from spilling.  Mom would do all she could to protect him from this if he asked but that wasn’t how it went now.  She had helped raise them but now it was his turn to protect her.  Rudy knew he wasn’t even a year yet but life was demanding he grow up right now so best he face it boldly.  

Still, even the contact of her head on him was some relief, which he didn’t want right now.  It was hard to be strong when he was on the verge of more tears. “It can wait.” The boy replied with a soft voice, fearing if he tried to talk louder he’d choke up. “I just saw mom and Art.  For now it's enough.”  He should get more details and understand better but mom was hurting and going over things would make it worse.  Rudy wouldn’t add any more to mom’s pain.  “I’m sorry.  I can’t fix this, I can’t.”  He’d only had so long to think of it but the facts were pretty solid.  “Art’s,” the voice choked up.  Art was upset.  Would Art forgive Rudy for his decision?  Losing Art’s solid companionship was just one more horrifying thought.  “I’m going to protect you now though, I can’t fix this but I’ll protect you and our family and the whole pack.” Artorias was the best for protecting in terms of a true fight against an enemy but Rudy would try to protect them from these things.  He wanted to protect everyone from the pain he was feeling.  The boy didn’t know how to do this yet but, twisting his head so his muzzle could find its way under haw.  Somehow he’d live up to this statement.  The child wanted to admit he was scared, but the maturing side of him refused to do so.

"Rudyard"