Arrow Lake didn't see that coming

Kazimir refuted the claims he made, and he shot daggers her way until Takiyok faced him, and the look vanished, becoming as empty and innocent as he could imagine. His ears slanted back when his mother spoke; the lies weren't very powerful and he knew he had been wrong to speak them, yet his animosity, his hurt, and his childish lack of self control dominated things at this point in his life. The boy opened his mouth to say something but was cut off - commanded to leave the scene, which he hastily obeyed with a low simpering and a lethargic lurch to his paws. Mesa led the way and whether his mother followed immediately or not, he felt the weight of her presence. It was comforting but menacing in equal measure; reminding him that one parent persisted while the other was merely dust, and filled him with silent conflict.