Haunted Wood Another Chance

Santiago splays out comically on the dirt and Clarence lets out a genuine, breathless laugh, panting. He needed to do this more often - that had been a lot of fun, he realized. Sparring could be fun, as long as he didn't feel like he was in danger at all. And he trusted Santiago, very much, he realized.

The boy steps forward and crouches in front of the man, a smile on his maw. "And now I will allow you to come back to life," he announced haughtily, placing a paw on the top of Santiago's head. He smirked then, oddly mirroring Santiago's own that he often used. "Don't think I'd be very happy if you ended up dead. So you're not allowed to die."