He could tell that his father was watching him closely to he tried to settle down, he didn't want to see childish. It was only his first spar, there would be a whole lot more down the road if he wanted to be successful in protecting the family. He needed to grow up mentally too, there was too much pup left in him still. His heart was still filled with the innocence of a pup like wonder. While tragedy had struck early on in his life living in Fiori had softened his troubled heart. Along with Amalia always being there with her gentle kindness. Bacchus needed to toughen up.
Still he couldn't help but feel prideful at his father's words. He'd smile and sit up straighter as Vereux explained a potential arrangement with their mother. He wanted to visit. "As long as I can spar with you then," he'd say, not sure he could beat his father right now. But in a while when he came and visited the pack? Surely Bacchus would have picked up a couple new moves by then.
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