Impressed yet?

Well, that was a little anticlimactic. He didn’t let his disappointment show, but nodded sharply to his father. ‘Yessir!” He agreed, wondering who he should pick out next for a spar. Maybe he could try and track down one of the biggest wolves in the pack and tackle them. Then his dad would be really impressed!

When his dad ordered a single, sharp word, Basilisk froze. Azure’s paw caught him about the same time that he stopped. Two paws hanging over the corpse as he looked over at his father. Was he doing it wrong? He glanced up at his father, his intent gaze telling Azure he had all of the boy's attention. “Sorry father” he said, realising Azure had seen his uncertainty. He managed not to hang his head in shame, but his cheeks burned a little.

Azure’s next instructions were a little more detailed, and he showed Bas how to peel the skin back. “Oh, I see, it connects all along the underside” he said, understanding. He wiggled his paw under the skin and began to work and cut off the connections each time he pulled the skin back a little further. “Is this only with alligators, dad?”


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