The world beyond the berry bush didn't scare Firethorn, neither did he seem terribly excited by it. It was as if he accepted it, and did the most with it that he could at his tiny size and utter absence of experience. he had to run a little to keep up with Vasili's longer steps, but never dared step even a claw's length ahead of the pharaoh. That was his limit, and he seemed to be making a point of always holding his pawtoes right where he drew the line. Sometimes he could dare make a step ahead, already wondering what was his place in this new pack he was joining.

Firethorn entered the nest after Vasili, standing as tall as he can next to the wolf who found and brought him. His yellow eyes scanned the den, and finally settled on a white wolf deep within. He wasn't surprised at her appearance or size. Just curious about what she was going to do. He could feel it was another authority figure whose rule he was going to have to follow until he could bend them, and bend them until they broke and he was free. But...it was going to take a while until then.

She heard his paw steps before he boofed, from her place in the back of the den sorting herbs while the pups slumbered. A future spy?

The white mountain of a woman turned, eyes lit up expectantly as she looked at her husband and then past him. Expecting a wolf, or another pup like Idalie.

Not.

That rat.

That? She asked. What use is a fox, beloved she sounded annoyed, as she approached, staring down the tiny thing. You know as well as I how small and pathetic they are, how little they can fight she had more fox skulls from her childhood than she knew what to do with, most of them left back in The Spine given they had been used as practice. The pups are too young for their first kill, if that's what you brought it for

A spy, what a thought.

Skill:

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Firethorn Vasili Nephthys

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Cai had followed behind the pair, making sure the thing couldn't sneak away at a given notice and kept her eyes trained on it as if she were planning to eat it next chance she got. Her tongue fell from her mouth as they neared the den, smiling as they approached mother. She listened to what the dame said and nodded in understanding, she knew that she easily could take it as her own if she was instructed.

Honestly though, Daddy had said we weren't killing it, I won't kill it.

She narrowed her eyes at the words, confused as to how she should currently feel and plopped her ass heavily down on the ground behind her as she waited for more to be said.

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