Friend-Shaped

The joy and excitement that lit up in his son's face was more than enough to kill whatever begrudging Artorias was still holding onto about allowing the capybara to stay. He just couldn't stay mad or frustrated when he saw how happy Solaire was to have his new companion. With another defeated sigh, Artorias could only put on a smile and roll his eyes. Gods, he was such a softie for his children... Solaire readily agreed to the ground rules for his new pet and, with all said and done, there was nothing more for Art to do here.

But as he turned to leave Sol to play with his capybara, the young Carpathian asked his sire a strange question that paused him in his tracks. Art glanced back at Solaire with a furrowed brow and questioning look. What was the Carpathian word for "pumpkin"? Without asking for clarification, Artorias responded, "Pumpkin in Carpathian is 'dovleac'. Why do you ask?" Why did his son need to know how to say pumpkin in their mother tongue?

"Artorias" | "Carpathian"