How Bright The World

Nako's tongue licked his nose to wipe the scrape free of blood, embarrassed when he'd bumped his nose against the side of a tree when his new mother had howled and he reacted by swinging his head towards her direction. Tahlia... he liked Tahlia. Bane, his real father, had made a good choice of a mate. Red droplets trailed after him in the snow as the bastard pup trudged on through the snow up towards the den where his adoptive mother had howled. Mismatched eyes surveyed the trees as he hobbled along, the mark on his shoulder being seen on each one bordering the clearing where the den was.

Snow compressed together and flew through the air as Nako dug into the frozen ground to peer at the den. The signs of the pups constant observant nature coupled with wariness were being revealed, a strange Seracian being seen at the den, his father sloshing through the snow a few strides away. As the old male passed by Nako raised his head and shook the snow off, the half a dozen feathers being felt as they grazed of the sides of his neck. Nako rubbed a paw against his nose again then let himself slowly rise to a crouch, one paw being placed over the other as he began advancing across the clearing. A moment or two past, ear perking upon hearing faint wails coming from the den and the taking of the older wolves.

Pup sounds that weren't all lost to Nako's memory, those kinds of noises could still be made by him this early in life. Just like the ones being made in the den. Tahlia was evidently having her pups, the bastard child starting to stalk his way towards Bane upon the realization that his mother wasn't in any danger. Nako came up between Bane legs and lay at the lip of the den, the young wolf looking up at his father. "Wa's goin' on? Ma' mom ok after having pups?"

He peered into the den to see if his mother was ok with his own eyes, the two wiggling bundles of drying fur at her side being stared at. Those were inside her? Was he like that a few months ago? All helpless and vulnerable? Nako looked up at his father again and cast a glance over at the other she-wolf. "My littermates ok miss healer?"