A Father I Shall Be

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t was nice to see that the boy was starting to understand him more and more. He knew it would be a long road ahead, but that would be all worth it in the end. He would teach the boy everything he knew, but mostly, he would teach him the important things that life often taught us on its own. Tiberius nodded to him with a smirk, acknowledging the fact that the boy was getting it. He had little to no-good exchanges with members of the army, and he knew the Jacobites were no better. He wanted Tybalt to know it too, so that he would be safe in the event that anything ever happened to him. The large male was ready to give more instruction to the child, when Tybalt tore off in great speed. Tiberius released an exasperated sigh quietly to himself as he watched the small wolf running towards essentially nothing. The rabbit had heard his approach and dashed off into the distance. He slowly started to walk to catch up to the pup, but once he saw Tybalt face-dive into the dirt, and begin sobbing so very loudly, he picked up his pace.

"Tybalt..." he said softly. He approached the pup and quickly assessed him for any damages he might have suffered. Once he was certain the boy was okay, he picked up a paw and dusted some of the dirt off his face. "Shhh, it's no big deal. You are fine." He gave a soft chuckle as he watched the dirt fall off of the child's darkened mask. "Next time, you need to listen to all of the instructions before you bound off into the distance. Quite and slow approaches are best as you are less likely to alert an unsuspecting prey to your advances." He was not going to coddle the boy, that much was true. It was a small fall, and he was sure the boy was fine enough to continue on, but perhaps they needed some play? Play time was both fun and educational, and he loved to participate in anything that was fun.

"That's enough hunting for now, we will try again another time." He moved on towards the lake he had brought his treasure to long ago. The memories of that place needed to be erased and made new with ones much better than that. It was unfortunate with what had happened between he and her in the end, but perhaps it was to be that way? She had never said a kind thing to him. His kindness was not always so straight-forward, but there were definite attempts there. The large wolf turned to make sure his son was following him. "Come Tybalt, let's go for a swim. I will teach you. And you can splash the water as much as you want!"

@Tybalt

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