Blacktail Deer Plateau shiver my timbers (join)

Being so youthful, it was unlikely that Kraken truly understood the weight his oath carried. A lifetime of loyalty, especially in repayment to a life saved, was not uncommon in the tales Kraken had grown up hearing. It hardly ever ended with a bad result, and so it was easy for the juvenile to promise it with sincerity.

"I can take care 'o meself, mostly," Kraken told the older male, in attempt to reassure him. "Aye, if that's what ye'd like 'o me," he answered with a wag of his tail as the male looked closely at him, puffing his chest slightly with pride at the sort of awestruck look he was being given.