Bearclaw Valley Korean barbecue, vegetarian chili and veal ice cream

Merrick and Astara being terrifyingly dominant might just be the reason their son wasn't. How could a creature get along seamlessly with the mighty if they tried to outdo them at every turn? It was a recipe for strife, and Aventus wasn't an especially confrontational child. Oh, yes, with Avicus he could be quite challenging, but not with his parents.

Certainly not with strapping, dark strangers.

So in spite of Skoll's words, Aventus remained low to the ground. That didn't stop him from slinking forward to where the man's large paw crushed the grass underfoot. Snaking his tiny muzzle forward, Aventus gingerly sniffed at Skoll's toes, taking stock of the man and everywhere he'd recently been.