A little bonding never hurt anyone
10-25-2014, 11:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-25-2014, 11:03 PM by Conan.)
The beast had never really considered the possibility of having children. It was obviously the next logical step once he found a woman that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, but his thought process had never quite reached that milestone. His warrior mentality hadn't really gone away, which was probably why he hadn't really been able to picture himself as a father. Would he be a good one? He liked to think so. His father had been the best father he'd ever known and he could only hope to be the same for his new adopted daughters. He'd need to start getting in the habit of calling them just his daughters because it didn't really matter that he wasn't their biological father. He was the one that was here, taking care of them, hunting for them, playing with them. He was more their father than their biological one was.
Before he'd come back, he'd assumed that Phoebe had been with the pups night and day since their birth, never really having had a moment to herself. Conan was here to change that. He was more than capable of taking care of two young pups; what was the worst that could happen? He'd given his wife-to-be the day off, telling her to go enjoy a day without the pups. He would be just fine watching them on his own. And he was doing pretty well so far. He'd taken the girls out for breakfast and a bit of exploring, having come back to the den to take a nap. Aura, the more quiet of the two, had retreated back into the den to do as she'd been told, while Hera ran around in the clearing in front of the den, obviously not keen to follow orders. The behemoth didn't mind; much. If Hera wanted to play outside, then that's where he would be.
His massive body was splayed out in front of the entrance to the den, barring anyone from entering, as well as letting him know when Aura woke up. His body was curved inwards, massive head resting against his sooty paws as he watched his silver daughter prance around with rocks. It was amusing to say the least, seeing her become entertained with the simplest of things. So entertaining in fact that the beast began to nod off while watching her. He fought it, his eyes snapping open every time they started to droop, but eventually he gave in. He figured it wouldn't be much longer before Hera tuckered herself out and came to join him. Oh but how wrong he was.