Is there a path back?
Koala
01-10-2022, 11:45 PM
Deus closed his eyes as the lynx stepped towards his mother, visibly pained by both devotion to his faith and family. He could not defy Abraxas to protect her, he knew that, but why was it so painful to stand by and watch if it was wrong? His eyes snapped open as she spoke, softer this time then the last interaction she'd had with an Abraxas messenger. The lynx stepped up to his mother and leaned it's jaws toward her skull. Deus' head turned swiftly, his eyes squinted shut as his puppies yipped fearfully against the act. One puppy's yipping was growing further away, and Deus was forced to turn back to watch the scene that now one malinois puppy was swiftly joining. The Lynx placed a kiss upon his mothers brow, not a bite, not a deathblow. His paw raised to follow the dog but paused mid-air, locked in place by confusion. The bravest of the puppies realized her mistake about two seconds after she'd leaped at the 'violent' cat, and now mid-air in a pounce was unable to stop herself in time. The Lynx caught the flying pup with it's shoulder, but lifted it's paw to stabilize the dog rather then assault it. Deus' malinois cried softly beneath the paw, and then received a gentle kiss of her own. From where Deus stood he saw the dog freeze, a flash of glow moving from the lynx's eyes and into the puppy's. He moved up cautiously, pulling his companion from the odd lynx's embrace protectively. "What is it?" He whispered to his mother. From beneath his stable paw, his malinois gave a happy bark, catching his eye and displaying to him the new crystalline formations decorating both iris' - bearing a striking resemblance to his quills. |