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The cheetah chomped on his chewing tobacco, staring up at the swaying treetops. He heard the voices and words, but he didn’t bother reacting or getting involved. After all, he was a newcomer, and a newcomer should observe before taking drastic action.
Elsweyr’s brother had joined yesterday morning, and he doubted his presence would be welcomed by Ares. After all, he was effectively a stranger to the kid, even if he did feel like an absent uncle to the kiddo.
However, when Sophiea intruded on the mother-daughter bonding, he sighed heavily and rolled his head to the right. Too lazy to stand up, he scratched his neck and spat brownish liquid beside him. Ximen’s ears twitched, his golden eyes narrowed, and he tracked the woman’s movements as she left the scene.
“Ares has the right idea, keeping the knife.” He scratched the side of his muzzle with a pawpad. When his eyes opened again, he looked at Ares. “Train hard with the blade, like Elsweyr. She learned self-restraint with that knife. Expect Ares’s mistakes to hurt Ares, as Ares learns to use the weapon, but strive to never hurt another. In time, Ares will learn.”
He closed his golden eyes and centered his head again. The breeze tickled his belly fur as he lazily chewed his tobacco. The child would make her own decisions, and neither of them needed him to offer anymore unsolicited advice. In fact, he’d probably stepped on Elsweyr’s paws enough.
Elsweyr’s brother had joined yesterday morning, and he doubted his presence would be welcomed by Ares. After all, he was effectively a stranger to the kid, even if he did feel like an absent uncle to the kiddo.
However, when Sophiea intruded on the mother-daughter bonding, he sighed heavily and rolled his head to the right. Too lazy to stand up, he scratched his neck and spat brownish liquid beside him. Ximen’s ears twitched, his golden eyes narrowed, and he tracked the woman’s movements as she left the scene.
“Ares has the right idea, keeping the knife.” He scratched the side of his muzzle with a pawpad. When his eyes opened again, he looked at Ares. “Train hard with the blade, like Elsweyr. She learned self-restraint with that knife. Expect Ares’s mistakes to hurt Ares, as Ares learns to use the weapon, but strive to never hurt another. In time, Ares will learn.”
He closed his golden eyes and centered his head again. The breeze tickled his belly fur as he lazily chewed his tobacco. The child would make her own decisions, and neither of them needed him to offer anymore unsolicited advice. In fact, he’d probably stepped on Elsweyr’s paws enough.
UNEXPECTED YET EXPECTED —
— i wanted to hate / i wanted to die / i wanted to see you sacrificed / i had to deal with the fear you gave me / but you fucker never tried to help me / i was jealous and i was scared / nobody ever replaced my pain / to say i’m not evil, to tell I’m not bad / too late, i’m lost in human nature / leave me be / set me free / leave me be / set me free / the hardest thing to me is facing the fear i live / no one can help me now, it’s under my heart / i’ll come to know the living, my demons are inside / i’ll bring them all to light / ———— emerged from the dark I come to life!