I dreamt of Paradise
04-24-2013, 07:31 AM
~*~ Pups... The word blotted out all other thoughts from his head. However, as Gargoyle rarely bothered using his features to display emotion, his face remained as collected as ever - his gaze still blank and yellow as he lowered himself into a sort of play crouch and fit his head into the cave. Why was it always this way with dens? He'd gotten stuck partway into Ocena's too. Price of being enormous. His gold eyes widened as they brought him the sight of Keki, his little niece, laying there as the new mother of three lovely marked pups. At first he didn't attempt to speak. He watched the tail end of Keki's conversation with Frisk - and then watched the mink. Frisk was in ecstasy. He didn't bother thanking the mother for her permission - he was a bit too self centered for that. Yet his black button eyes were quite adorable as they filled with wonder at the new little lives. He wriggled in amongst them, looking them over, sniffing them, even licking one of them who's nose was a little too dry. As he curled himself into a brown fur ball it suddenly looked as if Keki had had a fourth. "Keki..." said Gargoyle drawing his eyes away from the pups. He'd meant to ask where they'd come from. Who was the father? Why had she not told them? When had -er- the pups been -well- started? It was the first instinct of any family member to want explanations. The closer they were, the more protective and curious they would be. And yet this was Gargoyle. He understood what it was to wish to keep things to oneself. As Chief of the pack he would wish to be informed eventually, but that could wait. For Keki's sake, he would not harass her with questions on this, the day of her first litter's birth. Instead of a question, Gargoyle's sentence finished with a compliment. "...They're beautiful." And in the end, what did it matter where they came from? What was important was that they were here! Glaciem had three new lives to nurture and teach and watch grow! Gargoyle had three more lives to watch over. All the feelings that had awoken with the birth of his own pups came into play once more. He looked up from the cubs to again match gazes with Keki. "Thank you," he said, quietly. "Thank you for adding to our family." ~*~ ~Don't want to let you down, but I am H.e.l.l.b.o.u.n.d.~ |