Hideaway Strath grub cub

Charles once more felt caught in the crossfire as he showed up. Lotus was visibly upset and he felt instantly protective of her. As he glimpsed around, he saw Alduin who stood before her protectively, making himself seem big and strong even though he was still young. Then there was Nyra who was headed straight for the other wolf — a packmate? in the chaos, Charles couldn't tell — and Charles was unsure where his place in all of this was. It was like watching a movie unfold in front of him, a theatre play, where he had no power to change anything.

In the end, Charles moved towards Lotus and said, Oh, uh, sweetie — It felt so foreign when he said it, awkward even, but he tried. He felt that he cared about her, but somehow it was hard to speak the words. — What happen? In his rough voice with his choppy word usage, while he moved closer, but not so close that he could touch her; so far, their relation had mostly consisted of him offering playthings to her, so he wasn't sure if she would even want him to.