Swift as the ocean breeze

His daughter’s palpable joy and zeal at the prospect of becoming a professional swimmer in time brought a hearty laugh from her sire, beaming down at his hydrophilic pup with wide smile and warm eyes. "Absolutely! Your mother and I are avid swimmers, so it’s no surprise you’re going to be a strong swimmer too!" he remarked as he held his excited, wriggly child in his oversized paws. Talyssa’s pleas to keep swimming were quickly followed by her promise to not go swimming on her own until she was older and more experienced, and with his wishes met by his ever obedient little girl, how could any father deny her wish?

Giving her an overly dramatic scrutinizing look and humming as he pretended to mull it over, Artorias finally relented with a playful grin. "Hmmmmm… oh, all right, a little bit longer for my little dolphin," he teased her, but released her back into the tide pool with a gentle toss to send her propelling forward through the shallow water. The giant brute then sat back in the water, watching Taly play about at her own pace with a smile ever present on his face.

"Artorias" | "Carpathian"