Pulling me back
07-24-2015, 08:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2015, 06:55 AM by Tealah.)
Well, her babies were yearlings now. It was strangely sad to realize that the three little ones who had managed to worm their way into her heart were old enough to go off on their own and do their own things. They could, if they chose and Valentine-as-alpha allowed it, leave the pack entirely and go start their own. Old enough to make their own decisions, but young and inexperienced enough to be taken advantage of. Just over a year ago she might not have even cared, just "ok, have fun, do whatever you want to" and let them go off without a qualm. Now though, she knew that if anything happened to her children it would matter. There were a lot of things she didn't worry about as much, thanks to Valen and her consistently alternating training. They had all been taught the basics of hunting, so they wouldn't starve. They all knew how to fight, so they could protect themselves. They even knew basic first aid. Physically, they could take care of themselves. But she'd seen Mercy. She'd always known that adults were capable of terrible things. She had spent most of HER childhood looking over her shoulder, just waiting for an adult to jump her - either to kill her, steal from her, or rape her. Maybe it was that very caution, that survival instinct, that natural cynicism that protected her. She didn't need anyone, so she'd never been taken advantage of. It wasn't until Mercy admitted that she'd had sex with Kyarst Armada that it had really struck her that an adult even in this safe place would take advantage of a youth's inexperience and naivety like that. Well, her kids weren't going to go out in the world without knowing. Lifting her muzzle, she called her three children to her den where they could be private and comfortable. It was far past time for The Talk. "" |
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