you become what you hate

He happened to be nearby when the news of the pack challenge reached Elysium and he was curious himself to see the type of fighting that could come with such a claim. He was tending to the children, playing with them in the grass of the island's valley, when he saw Avacyn and Saracyn hurry away to go attend the challenge so he immediately wrote off going himself–that was until Damira started pleading for him to take them as well. One adorable face be probably could have denied, but once Kintsugi joined in... Those girls were going to be a force to be reckoned with one day if they kept up that level of persuasive ability. Besides, one of his girls was destined to be the next Matriarch and this would be their reality should someone ever try to challenge their claim for Elysium. He was sure Ikigai would have some strong words for him later, but he never thought it was too early to learn the realities of the world.

He loaded the pups up in their travel baskets, sent one of his kites to let Ikigai know where they were going just in case she wanted to catch up to them and go as well, and then trotted off toward the battlefield. Everything was already underway by the time he arrived and he scanned the crowd, trying to make sure that there was no side fights or any other tension that he needed to avoid. He found a spot a little ways away from the action but still close enough that the pups would be able to see clearly. Settling onto his haunches, he gently unloaded each of the pups and placed them between his forelegs. "Stay right here. Do not move. If you do then we go back home, understood?" he warned them and once they agreed he lifted his aqua gaze toward the fighting.

"Deimos Medacium"