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”No. You get it.”

If she shoved me one more time I would shove her out of the den entirely, or try to, one of the few unfortunate things about having a rather large female for a mate, was that Andro very near my size and difficult to shove- although Guardian had grown to stand taller then the both of us, something I was not entirely sure I approved of all the same. I snorted once more, rolling back over and very near atop her now- ignoring whoever it was outside the den. Surely my children knew well enough by now that I was at least semi-retired and as such I saw no need to get up for at least another hour yet. The violet blue of my gaze closed once more, the world slipping back into darkness as sleep threatened to overtake me before someone whom sounded entirely like Guardian proceeded to shout into the den. I think I managed a growl this time, rolling back onto my side and onto my feet at last, muttering as I did. Had he no idea what time it was? What on earth was so important that it couldn’t wait until a more decent hour?! My large white form pressed further forward, red marked shoulders aglow in the sun as I stepped at last from the den, towering over a rather small female and two equally small children whom sat before her, my opalescent gaze resting at last I Guardian as he stood beside them.

I was willing to take a gamble that this was the family my son had found himself with, the one Andromeda had gone on about until I was entirely sure I must have been on the visit as well for the vivid detail with which I could recall it, my gaze drifting slightly warily towards the white boy whom I had been told possessed some incredible talent for energy. He looked alright, sitting with his mother, his rear end waving about rather excitedly although that was to be expected- I would be excited to be near myself as well. To Guardian’s credit at least, his little family was rather clean and shiny, Zaphkiel had not left me with the same impression. Although I suppose I had liked his children well enough. Anything that carried my blood was assured some level of greatness. Guardian came forward then and I moved to embrace him in the same moment, wrapping my large white neck around him, the boy a veritable giant now and indeed I hardly missed noticing that he had managed to achieve at least an inch of height over myself, though hadn’t managed to be quite as heavy. Good. I was still beating him at something. My lips pulling into a grin despite myself, Guardian easily one of my favoured children. Well- I love them all, I do, Guardian however had followed well in my footsteps and I think every Father wants that- he’d even had two sons, just as I had all those years ago, although….

I stepped back slightly from my son now, gaze moving to rest on the little grey female beside him. Well, she was a nice colour at least although when Andromeda and I had created Starfall and Guardian himself we had been both imprints and mates I am quite sure. Guardian, I believe- has yet to right that wrong and stop his children being bastards for want of a better word. I let my gaze drift over the female, one ear flicking towards my son as he mentioned her name and those of the children, gaze roving all three of them now. The black child had rather pleasing markings, of that I will say, if only he had been white. For his part the white one had managed to fleck himself with red. I liked that, I liked him- my grin faltering slightly as he stood and my eyes fell upon his rather lacking rear end.

”Where is his tail?”

What? It’s not like it isn’t the most obvious thing since the dawn of a new day, gaze flicking from the boy to his Mother and back, assured she was probably to blame for this, my bloodline does not produce…….tail-less wolves! I turned slightly, moving to angle my head back towards the den and summon Andromeda forward to meet the little family she seemed besotted with.

”Andromeda! Guardian and the female he is living in sin with are here.”

Sometimes, I think, I may speak entirely without thinking, perhaps not having fully considered the words, Guardian’s features having dropped into a look of utter horror though I ignored him for now- it was true after all, my muzzle moving to extend forward then to this Aviias.

”Aviias, did you say? I am Azrael, Guardians Father. I am rather pleased to meet you at last considering my son has managed to speak of you many times and yet not actually bring you to meet me. I am very impressed with how clean the children are how nicely their Angel marks have come out. I don’t think my other children tried hard enough with that but I am pleased to meet someone who actually cares about their appearance at last!”

Well- it was evident she had gone to some effort and maybe she was committing a sin by living with my son without being his mate although in truth I blamed Guardian for that, it was hardly her fault, she clearly cared about hair and that alone was enough to endear myself towards her. It’s a shame she isn’t more white but I suppose I can handle that, my attention turned now to the children, head lowering down towards their level now.

”Which one of you is Gendry and which one is Hektor then? I am Azrael, your grandfather, that means your Father’s Father. I like your Angel Mark and I like your white fur. You are both sufficiently Angelic, now tell me, has your Daddy taught you about Angels properly?”

Well someone had to ensure they grew up knowing their heritage- all of it.






AZRAEL

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"14 years ~ Andromeda ~ Sire of Meryl/Starfall/Guardian/Celeste/Iophiel/Mithos/Ambrosia/Elara/Zaphkiel ~ Diveen "