Grouse Thicket Hide The Demon Inside

Burke barely looked twice at his son, but Malice's scolding rang across the river with ease and the pup fell silent, glowering over at Judas with a hard, cold face. Grumbling, he did dip his head in a greeting to the man if only to appease his mother - but he still held himself as if it was he who ruled this Isle. 

Plopping down on his stomach, he splashed at the river in anger. Suddenly, he very much wished he knew how to swim - how else would he be able to confront strangers, or go looking for the evil wolves Mom and Dad explicitly told him not to.