Heron Lake Plateau shadow, my sweet shadow

As long as it gets done! >P  Do we wanna wrap this up pretty soonish?

If she hadn't been hurt, he probably would have been more like a really obnoxious remora.  He was still angry, still wishing he could rewind time and throw himself between Screech and Raven.  As long as in the future he was the one who'd take all the beatings, he'd accept it.  Maybe.  He'd pretend to accept it, at least.

Words.  He fumbled a few times before finding a starting point, Look.  If anything -- anyone -- tries to hurt you or makes you feel unsafe... Anything.  I love you, and I'll be here to protect you and the pups when they get here.  Just a call away, at most.  This isn't going to happen ever again on my watch.  And whatever you want and need to heal from this, I'm at your command.  It took some control so he wouldn't accidentally do damage, but he gently nibbled at the base of her ear and whined.  Being forced to try and control his emotions to do so had burned some of the anger.  The whine was mostly anxious, maybe a bit desperate for the world to stop being such a complete jerk.