A Conclave in the Night That Remains Eternal

What am I doing.

Kove's words were not only soothing, they also gave the kid some kind of hope he would hold on to for a long time. A hope that would later on consume him from the inside.

The relationship Damien had built in such short time with his arctic father had been such a strong one that it would be long before the memories of him faded away in the pup's mind. Of course, he would pay attention to other things, he was a pup, but the image of his father's platinum eyes would always be there, haunting him.

"You not leave...?" the pup asked concerned looking up with big silver eyes, having gotten somewhat attached to the not-daddy that was trying to comfort him. Maybe not one of the best choices he could have ever made.