When I'm Wiser And I'm Older

N/A · 03-18-2014, 03:58 PM

Steam was beginning to cloud his vision as he lowered his body farther into the pool. As soon as his aching muscles hit the bubbling water, all tension held in them disappeared. Hyperion released a tranquil sigh, his golden stare sliding lazily across the landscape. This was what heaven felt like. His spirit would soak in a hot spring when he died. Well, I won't have to wait long for that. he thought with a bleak chuckle.

It was rare that Hyperion thought of death, but in the recent years he'd faced the facts many times. His youth was gone. His life was nearing its final days, and eventually he would have to accept it. And making jokes doesn't count as accepting it, he scolded himself. You're just delaying the inevitable.

Come to think of it, it was also rare for Hyperion to give his mind such clear thoughts. It was as if he was talking to himself. Another low chuckle echoed in the brute's chest. It must have been the minerals in the hot spring. Or the steam getting to his brain. Despite the odd feelings that were swimming through his mind, he edged his old body a little farther in.

Then a ruffled noise caught his attention. He let out a quiet groan. Was this a member of the pack he'd smelled earlier? Were they coming to chase him off?

He had just begun lifting his legs from the spring when the figures came into view. Two young pups, tiny females, prancing over to the steaming pools without a care in the world. At first the sight amused him, but then he considered the parents that would be close behind. His burnt amber gaze narrowed as he searched for any followers. But these young ones were alone.

The first child came deliberately to the edge of the pool he was resting in. Her fiery red coat gleamed in the sunlight as she extended a paw to test the water. "I would be careful if I were you, little one. That water can burn you a bit if you aren't used to it." Not only that, but Hyperion feared that the female would fall in if she weren't careful. With a kind smile, he looked to the next newcomer. Her little white pads were more cautious than that of her sister's, but she looked upon the pools with the same sense of awe. She appeared to be following the first child, but he wasn't sure the little red pup had noticed yet.

Then the obvious question came to him. "Where are your parents, young ladies?"

Walk.
"Talk."Think.

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