Can I Keep It?

The walk to the southern continent with Bowen perched upon his back was a long, but pleasant one. The little wolf was easy to talk to and amused him more often than not. He couldn’t yet tell if he’d eventually miss the jungles of his home or if he’d come to regret dedicating himself to her friendship and service, but for now at least he was more than happy to leave that all behind him in favor of living with Bowen. As they approached his little tigress’ pack, he caught the heavy sent of wolves that created a border around the land. He only hesitated for a moment with a glance back at Bowen, but when she indicated for him to keep going and called for someone he continued on into the claimed territory. He smirked and gave a low rumble of a chuckle at her warning that her protective brother could be intense and to mind his manners. “Don’t you worry. I’ll be a perfect gent-“

His words cut off as he turned his gaze back toward the castle and he saw the strange sight of a blue-hued wolf, very nearly as tall as himself, and brandishing a sword in quite the threatening manner as he sprinted their way. Tej stopped in his tracks and immediately went on the defensive, crouching a bit with a snarl as he prepared to dodge whatever this aggressive brute was trying to throw his way, but not moving so drastically that he’d end up disrupting Bowen’s spot on his back. Just as he was about to leap out of the way, the wolf seemed to notice something, maybe a familiar face in Bowen, and slid to a stop in front of them. A bit uncertainly, Tej stood normally again and let his expression smooth, but he was still hesitant after this oh so warm welcome he was given.

His spot-marked ears flicked with annoyance as the man as he spoke to Bowen, questioning why she was on “its” back and telling her to get off of “it”. “It has a name, you know,” he retorted with a bit of a growl. He knew not all of his feline counterparts bothered to learn the tongue that the wolves used, but he was quite the collector of languages and had come in handy several times before. “I assume this is the brother?” he asked, peeking back at Bowen to confirm before turning his emerald gaze back to the blue brute. “You we’re certainly correct about him being… intense.”

"Tej & Bo"