Blackfeather Woods Breathing in the chemicals

Damien followed in silence, making sure the kid didn't fall into a random hole on the ground or something, and watched him explore the world around him for what was probably the first time. he wasn't sure how far he could allow the child to go, perhaps it was too soon for him to even leave the den, so he decided to drive him back home. He lowered his head to nudge him towards the den when the little one stopped to inspect a bug from up close, but he suddenly turned around and protested in a strange combination of sounds making Damien jerk his head back up.

"We need to take you back to your mother," he said, probably talking to himself given the pup's inability to form coherent words. He tried again, this time going all the way and pushing the kid gently in the direction of Nemesis' den.