Dawnlark Plains how long can i survive with this mentality

aditya's eyes creased to slits as he grinned, watching the boy bob around on the other end. he wagged his tail in a continuous motion, waiting for eventide to get his bearings. there, he planted his feet, and--

"whoa!" adi cried in reflex as the stick flew out of his mouth, squarely lodged in eventide's jaws. that had been quite the pull; the youngster had great strength, especially for his age. "vah vah, kya baat hai, bahadur!" he praised, golden eyes glittering.

he was getting better with the children, though god knew how he'd do when they got a little bigger. easy had been so cross with him for babying her; it would be even worse, knowing this litter from their birth. he could only hope that they'd be kinder with him than the prickly morningsider had been (though he missed her, every day).