All calls fell silent when they reached his ears. Nervousness twisted in the boy’s stomach though, an inside feeling visible by the unhearing felts swiveling back and forth, as they tried to comfort him even in their uselessness. So many of the pups he had come to grow fond of talked about the yearly birthday party. The one it seemed like every two year old looked forward to this spring, though Zeru could not really understand why. As the weather started to warm and the days grew longer, he whimpered to himself, scared he would miss it. Thankfully, Zeru had made a number of friends who told him when the call sounded. Eager and excited to maybe get to know others his own age, the otherwise timid male padded along the paths of Taviora. Each pace started to quicken until he was running a full sprint up the mountainsides.

Emerald eye scanned over the ground while the grey seemed focused purely on the travels at hand. They found the trails of other pups and he streaked along the path, growing ever more confident on his ability to find his way without the help of a song. At last he came to the group, panting happily from exertion. The brothers who raised him taught him to be bold. He pushed aside his shyness and stepped forward, tail wagging happily at the dancing and singing boy. Arriving late, and for the time period a little too distracted by his success in finding the gathering, he completely missed the introductions until he noticed a masked girl look at the trio expectantly. Calming himself a bit, he scooted to the side and sat. Once more it appeared as though his colorful eye shined just brighter than the grey as he looked at each face in turn, perceiving the interactions. Taking a calculated guess, he hesitated a moment before introducing himself. He could not fully remember where he had come from, feeling as though he had been reborn when he had been stolen to Taviora. As of yet, he had not asked Zelda officially to be a member of the pack, but he felt as though his adoption into the circle of brothers was enough. It was where he wanted to be, and his loyalty tied him there.

Zeru, Taviora. He said as confidently as he could in his broken, toneless speech.