The memories keep coming back

The thoughts swirled around the yearling's head and he seriously wanted to just slip and dive into Pluto's realm right now. Besides it was said that Mercury guided the souls of the dead to the underworld so he might even be able to see his patron. Brilliant right? Except he wouldn't be able to see his brother again and would probably be in the Fields while Hadrian went to Elysium so he couldn't see him in afterlife either. So probably not.... Then a smell drifted towards him and after a gentle inhale of his nostrils, he determined it to be Ame, the Alpha of the Sunspire Pack.

Leo did not make a move instead waited to see if she would approach, and she did, chuffing a greeting as she did so. Masking his reluctance with his usual impassive mask, he turned to gaze at her briefly, ocean blue eyes out her green ones before quickly dipping his head in submission. His body hurt by moving but he did not make a sound of agony or pain, there was no need to show weakness in front of the Alpha. Leo was not weak he was a Roman, born a Roman, endure like a Roman and die a Roman. Although the dying part could wait.

"Hello Ame," he breathed out softly, voice lightly accented, "Been well, I hope?". Now that was formal but then, he had grown up being respectful to everybody or risk getting beaten and severely injured. Manners impaled upon him and drilled until every single part of his brain remembered what to do. Sure, Aku wasn't one to be polite and gentlemanly but he loved making a first impression and he wanted his sons to do so too. And his mother insisted him to learn some manners too. Besides, being polite and gentlemanly never hurt, did it?