Bearclaw Valley They grow into adults, and become dangerous things

if astara was a human mother, CPS probably would have taken aventus from her long ago. it was far from a good idea to take him to the water, but he was her prince -- and she would do whatever to keep him happy.

his tail made little eddies in the dark water. astara waited, tense, for that lunge -- when it came she pushed to the side, dragged down by the resistance of the stream. aventus' yelp rung clear behind her; when she turned she found him unbalanced. mosying forward astara raked his form with her gaze, having her first doubt on the intelligence of rough-housing in the water.