09-15-2017, 08:11 AM
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
& SATISFACTION BROUGHT HIM BACK
& SATISFACTION BROUGHT HIM BACK
"I wouldn't need you dangling that over my head forever," Dahmer says in response to Scyla rescuing him from the volcano, amusement playing in the undertones of his gruff voice. He'd been to the peak of the volcano only once before, when he'd peered into the caldera with Lucrezia. The memory makes him a combination of nostalgic, angry, sad... he removes it from his thoughts, tucking it away just as Desole had taught him to do when he was younger, because feelings are distracting things.
His son heeds Dahmer's call quickly, as he is apt to do. The young boy has a streak of rebellion hidden within him that manifests itself in exploration, but he has never been the type to disrespect his parents. It's been easy to raise the bone-armored colt beside Ellyse; her soft spot for her children does not overshadow the warrior that she is, and though she is not as strict or demanding as Dahmer's own mother had been, it's easy to see the benefits of her military prowess even in the umbrella of maternity.
The champagne colt's sliding halt does, in fact, prompt a disappointed frown on the black beast's lips, but there's a hint of amusement twinkling in his bright blue eyes that, perhaps, only Scyla would be able to notice. Smoak's newfound diplomatic formality draws barely-suppressed laughter from the Commander, who knows full well that Solace's gentle soul must be rubbing off on his son. The winged stallion reaches out gently to Smoak, his soft muzzle nudging just behind the colt's poll affectionately.
"Oh, great, I'm not sure where you learned to be so blatant, but I'm going to need to have a chat with that person..." he pauses as he rolls his blue eyes exaggeratedly, "I'm just hoping that their skill will rub off on me before I try to learn, that's all."
His son heeds Dahmer's call quickly, as he is apt to do. The young boy has a streak of rebellion hidden within him that manifests itself in exploration, but he has never been the type to disrespect his parents. It's been easy to raise the bone-armored colt beside Ellyse; her soft spot for her children does not overshadow the warrior that she is, and though she is not as strict or demanding as Dahmer's own mother had been, it's easy to see the benefits of her military prowess even in the umbrella of maternity.
The champagne colt's sliding halt does, in fact, prompt a disappointed frown on the black beast's lips, but there's a hint of amusement twinkling in his bright blue eyes that, perhaps, only Scyla would be able to notice. Smoak's newfound diplomatic formality draws barely-suppressed laughter from the Commander, who knows full well that Solace's gentle soul must be rubbing off on his son. The winged stallion reaches out gently to Smoak, his soft muzzle nudging just behind the colt's poll affectionately.
"Oh, great, I'm not sure where you learned to be so blatant, but I'm going to need to have a chat with that person..." he pauses as he rolls his blue eyes exaggeratedly, "I'm just hoping that their skill will rub off on me before I try to learn, that's all."
Dahmer