12-14-2019, 01:22 AM
i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck
with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest
Aurum had been friends with Piers's mother, and still was, even if he hadn't particularly seen Indie in quite a while. That was why, from the moment he had met little Piers, he had decided to make it one of the things on his – already very long – mental list to protect Piers, offer him advice, and make sure he didn't go down the wrong path. This was especially relevant, considering the fact that Piers was Kydobi's son, and while Kydobi hadn't come yet to interact with the boy at all, Aurum could still feel faint anxiety over such a future event if it ever occurred. To say that Aurum had inserted himself into a sort of "Dad" role would probably be accurate, but honestly that wasn't particularly new for him, since he tended to be fatherly to practically the whole of Tanglewood. Needless to say, however, when the lion was strolling through camp and saw Piers struggling to drag his bag over to the house beside his Mother's, he felt a sense of both confusion and vague worry. Thankfully, Abathur came up before long to offer his help, but the Captain was still curious, and he found himself padding up alongside the large spider, his wings tucked in firmly to his back as he settled nearby. He rumbled as he tilted his head to one side, figuring that Abby pretty firmly had the whole helping out part covered, "Also... what are you doing, Piers? That looks like practically all of your stuff. Why are you taking it out of Indie's house...?" He couldn't even begin to imagine such a young feline leaving his parent's side already, even with the way his childhood had been. Sure, maybe as a cub Aurum had wished that he could've run off and gone somewhere to be happy, but... it wasn't as if Indie was as bad as Aethelred or Judith had been to Aurum, so why would Piers feel the need to leave? Immediately the thought filled Aurum with worry not only for Piers himself, but also for how Indie possibly could've been treating him, if she was even around.
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— Reggan