Grandpa play date

It didn't take long after his declaration from the doorway for Alastor to hear the scampering of puppy paws come barreling towards him. Bracing himself with a toothy grin that spread from ear to red-tipped ear, Al watched as the alabaster form of Kintsugi rushed out to greet him in their special tongue, the giant dire wolf uttering a hearty laugh as he dropped his head to intercept her with a nuzzle. "Nepoata!" he greeted her in return, rubbing his massive snout against the top of her head and face. "How's my beautiful little princess doing today? Not giving your mother too much trouble, right?" He chuckled again and braced his legs so Kintsugi could use her feline claws to scale his body more easily.

Once the pup was nestled safely in the dense fur of his scruff and she had informed him that her siblings were out with Deimos, Al gave a resolute nod and smile over his shoulder to his granddaughter. "Then it's settled. You and I are spending the day together!" Turning his head back into the den, he called in to Ikigai, "Ikigai! I'm absconding with your daughter and there's nothing you can do to stop me!" Once he heard the call back that they were free to go, Alastor grinned at Kintsugi with a mischievous gleam in his obsidian eyes. "It's just you and me today, little princess! What would you like to do first?" Today was all for her, and whatever her heart desired, Al would do with her. He'd even play dress up and have a tea party if that was what Sugi desired.

"Alastor Mendacium"