Redtail Rise Obey your master

All at once, Aventus felt guilty for his nasty thoughts about his sister and niece. He had half expected her to seize the hatchet buried in the earth and swing it at his face, but Avicus did indeed prove she was changed, and he felt terrible for his snap judgment.

She was no savage. She was his family, and she took his side, in a manner of speaking. She would protect his sons even from her own daughter. A worthy leader. Aventus let his head fall deferentially and gratefully below his shoulders and wagged his tail as though to say all was forgiven.

He was still marveling over Avicus when Atreus darted after Masquerade. Aventus lurched to yank him back, but he was a touch too slow. Urine arced upward as he hauled Atreus back with a rough tug, spraying not only Masquerade, but Avicus and himself as well.

With a harsh barking growl of displeasure, Aventus dropped his whole weight on his son and dug his teeth into the boy's flank. Once more, he drew no blood, but he nipped harder even than he had his niece. Some way to behave in front of his alpha!

No, he snarled to his son, who had disobeyed his silent command to stay where he was. Maybe Atreus had deserved his strangling after all. She is your family!

His eyes were apologetic, his growl forming a whine, as he looked up to Masquerade and Avicus. Forgive me, Avicus, he asked. He will not do that again. It was as much a threat for Atreus' ears as a promise for Avicus.

Maybe they should meet formally in a more... Controlled environment. After he beat his son's tendency to piss on everything out of him, of course. Aventus had no qualms with getting physical about it if needbe. There was no greater affront in wolf language than this; Aventus would not be able to protect his son forever from Avicus' wrath if he continued to be so insolent and disrespectful. Better that he resent his dad for tanning his hide than getting himself chased out of his home for it.