What shiny things do we have here?

The boy is wary of the small pup that has just bitten his paw yet, when he sees her bleeding and in pain, Calico Jack cannot stop himself from helping. Surrendering to the stranger after he snatches a piece of cloth that was waving in the breeze, the boy extends a large paw out to prop up her injured one. She introduces herself and Jack offers a warm smile at her words, taking her injured paw into his own after she points back at the object she had been trying to dig up. Rolling the paw over in his, he inspects the injured pad before lifting the cloth with his other paw.

Pausing a moment, his icy gaze moves to catch her mismatched eyes and he gently says, “I am going to press this onto the cut. It will sting but it will help stop the bleeding. Try not to squirm… okay?” This is no longer about her biting him and, instead, has become about Delphi’s injury. Once she okays it, Calico presses the cloth against her pad as gently as he can while still having enough pressure to staunch the flow. As he sits there, holding her small paw between his own, the boy turns his gaze back to the girl.

With a lift of a brow and a small smirk, he says, “I know you want to dig all the shiny things up but you need to be careful. That thing,” his head bobs in the direction of the weapon that had injured her, “isn’t the only sharp object around here.” Looking down her paw, he gently wipes at the wound and sees that the blood is beginning to slow. Nodding to himself, he replaces the cloth and pressure while looking to catch the girl’s gaze again.

With a wink, Calico Jack says, “Don’t worry Delphi. I wasn’t trying to ruin your fun or anything. Since you hurt yourself and probably shouldn’t dig anymore, I'll get that shiny object for you. Plus, since it is my fault you got injured, I'll even let you tell me where and what you me to dig up for you. Does that sound good?” His tail lazily thuds against the ground as he attempts to make the pup smile, her small paw still is pressed gently between his two large ones. Calico Jack is nothing but a good boy and he wants to make this angry puppy, happy.


"Calico Jack"