The minute I smell the other wolf, my hackles bristle and my ears lay back, a growl rumbling soft in my throat. I glance up at her as she steps out where we can see her, my icy blue gaze narrowing at the female. I can see the good intentions in her eyes. She seeks to save the pup. Can't she see he needs no saving? I can train him, create the monster he is bound to be. I can see it in him, the pain, the anger. He has a need to lash out and I can show him how. He doesn't need coddling and sympathy, he needs redirection, control, like Godric taught me. He found me in my weakest moment, when I was dying, and he recreated me. He taught me how to live, how to survive. And now it's my turn. I see that now.
She calls herself Leafshadow. I curl my lips back.
"That's nice, now get lost. You're not needed here."
I return my attention to the pup as he snarls, daring me to come closer. I grin. I like him already. He's got spunk, just like I knew he would. Suddenly he starts thrashing about on the ground and I raise a brow, a little puzzled by this display. He must be sleep deprived and starving, so much so that he is having hallucinations or something. This is just...odd. My tail lashes behind me but just as suddenly as it began, it ends, the pup suddenly launching forward at me. I don't move, not an inch, my eyes staring into his daringly as he clashes his tiny jaws just inches from my chin. I merely blink as if to say 'you done now?' The pup stands, keeping his head low as he tells me that he wants a lesson. I tilt my head, listening carefully before I speak slowly.
"The effect of your well being is up to you. I can only point you in the right direction, I cannot tell you how you'll react."
It's a way of telling him he'll be in control of his own future but I will guide him if he'll allow it. He can leave if he wants to, he can tell me no and I'll leave him in peace. I glance at the female with my peripheral vision. I might come back to hunt her down later though, just for kicks. The pup turns his attention to the female now, though I'm amused when he shifts to sit beside me, watching the female with curiosity. I raise a brow at this.
Suddenly he's on the move, the pup getting up and taking off like there's nothing better to do. My ears flicker, wondering if he's giving up on both of us but then I see his goal, water. Ah, the boy must be thirsty. There's no telling how long he stayed by that rotting corpse. I watch as he drinks, noting that his belly is bloating. I roll my eyes and sigh. He'll definitely need to learn control, the hard way. Finally he turns back to us, introducing himself as Acanthus. I shake my head as I take a step toward him.
"I shall call you Acanthus, your given name. To call you by any other would be an insult."
My features soften some, wanting him to understand these things. Calling someone by their full name shows respect to them while calling them by a shortened version is a form of disrespect. Godric taught me that. I called Felony Rose by Rose because it was all the name she needed. She was no Felony, that in itself is an insult. She was beautiful, flawless, every bit a Rose. Acanthus should be as he is, Acanthus, nothing more, nothing less. The sooner he learns this, the better. I tilt my head again, straightening as I get ready to leave though I meet his eyes square.
"Now, Acanthus...ready to run off that excess water?"
That's right, he needs to get rid of that bloated belly or he'll never be able to eat as he should. He'll have to run and get nauseaus and puke it up but none the less, he'll feel better for it afterward and he'll learn not to drink so much water next time. After all, after tonight, he won't need water. He'll only need blood.
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so just bite me baby
and drink all my blood
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