Noctisardor Bypass the universe had to fall apart

She stumbled backward a bit, and Kaertok rolled his eyes. Then, there it was. There was a glimpse into what Malrok was meant to be. She had much training (and growing) to do, but here, he saw potential. Better, he praised, although his tone was still unimpressed. He knew from his mother that he could not be easy on them when they were young, or they would turn out soft. Soft was not a word meant for Tartok wolves, and Kaertok would push his children to their limits before they would earn that name.

He shrugged her off of his foreleg. Again, he commanded, This time, try harder. Do better was heavily implied.